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St. John Parish Location
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St. John Parish

While St. John Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.
Voting Districts
Congress-
ional		Supreme
Court		Court of Appeals
Circuit ~District		Public
Service		BESESenateHouseJudicial
3 6 5 ~ 2, 3 1,3 3, 6, 8 18, 19 56, 57, 58 40
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Communities of St. John Parish


There are no incorporated communities in St. John Parish.


Edgard



Other unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include:
Garyville

LaPlace

Reserve
Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Angelina, Belle Point, Columbia, Cornland, Dutch Bayou, Edgard, Frenier, Galva, Gypsie, Johnson, Lions, Lucy, Marathon, Montegut, Mt. Airy, Tigerville and Wallace

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Waterways

Lac des Allemands
Lake Maurepas
Lake Pontchartrain
Mississippi River




State Historical Markers

LaPlace
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
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History

1805
 When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day St. John the Baptist Parish is part of County of the German Coast
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Schools and Libraries

Schools
  
Vocational
  
Higher
Education
 
Libraries
St. John the Baptist Parish Library
Director - Randy De Soto
1334 W. Airline Hwy.
LaPlace, LA 70068-3797


504-652-6857      FAX 504-652-2144
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3 Branches - Edgard, Frazee Harris Memorial, Reserve, 1 Bookmobile
American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker
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