Laplace, Louisiana

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Back to Laplace, LA housing info, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Laplace, LA St. John the Baptist Parish Population in July 2007: 30,586. Males: 15,030   (49.1%) Females: 15,556   (50.9%) Median resident age:   31.9 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Zip codes: 70068. Estimated median household income in 2008: $59,957 (it was $45,103 in 2000) Laplace:   $59,957 Louisiana:   $43,733 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,166 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $151,823 (it was $87,100 in 2000) Laplace:   $151,823 Louisiana:   $132,400 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $163,862; Detached houses: $173,290; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,632; In 2-unit structures: $90,710; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,074; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,796; Mobile homes: $18,805; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,571 Laplace, LA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Adaptive Assessment Services Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Laplace: White Non-Hispanic (59.0%) Black (35.6%) Hispanic (3.7%) Two or more races (1.2%) Other race (1.1%) American Indian (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Laplace: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Laplace, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Laplace is mentioned 63 times on our forum: Help! Need info about Laplace, Kenner  (0 replies) Help! Need info about LaPlace & Kenner  (0 replies) How about LaPlace?  (0 replies) Pix of Louisiana  (56 replies) Staying in LaPlace  (3 replies) I-10 or I-20, which is better?  (84 replies) Latest news from Laplace, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: French (18.4%), German (9.8%), Italian (7.2%), Irish (6.4%), United States (4.1%), English (3.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 13 feet Land area: 21.5 square miles. Population density: 1423 people per square mile   (low).

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Laplace-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the Laplace place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/25/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.1 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Laplace-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 18.4 miles away from Laplace center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Notable locations in Laplace: Anchor Plantation (A), Riverlands Country Club (B), Woodland Plantation (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Laplace include: Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church (A), Provident Church (B), Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church (C), Church of the Galilean (D), Lutheran Church of the Galilean (E), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Laplace: Larayo Youth Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	80.0%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	12.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

This place:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laplace, LA

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• Best Western La Place Inn, 4289 Main St, Laplace, LA 70068, Phone: (985) 651-4000, Fax: (985) 651-8666
• Days Inn Laplace, 3912 Hwy 51, Laplace, LA 70068, Phone: (985) 652-1223, Fax: (985) 652-9993

Here		56.9%
USA		50.2%

12.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.69%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Orleans Parish, LA	4.22% ($31,309 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	3.77% ($29,679)
from St. Charles Parish, LA	0.85% ($28,843)

9.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.36%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Jefferson Parish, LA	1.10% ($32,401 average AGI)
to St. Charles Parish, LA	0.87% ($33,508)
to Harris County, TX	0.81% ($31,390)

• LA PLACE, On I-10 .5 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107.7 m, Call Sign: WPJA399
  Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6780.00 MHz, 10553.1 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/03/2001, Expiration Date: 10/17/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (504) 935-0295
• WPRF Hop Site, River Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 150 m, Call Sign: WQGR442
  Assigned Frequencies : 944.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/02/2007, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012, Certifier: Dave Melton
  Registrant: Electronic Engineering Enterprises, 7 Priber Lane, Savannah, GA 31411, Phone: (912) 964-7794, Fax: (912) 964-9414, Email:
• LAPLACE, On I-10 .5 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 107.7 m, Call Sign: WQIL306
  Assigned Frequencies : 10755.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/07/2008, Expiration Date: 03/07/2018, Certifier: Reid Day
  Registrant: Skyrider Communications, Inc., 1200 Arkansas Ave., West Monroe, LA 71291, Phone: (318) 614-6658, Fax: (806) 829-9755, Email:

• 500' W. Of La. 61, Call Sign: KNKS221
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.937 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Certifier: John A Fellows
  Registrant: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, 1500 K Street, N.W. - Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 230-5180, Fax: (202) 387-3467, Email:

• Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 150WH , Serial Number: 15073382, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 06/13/1972
  Registrant (Individual): Robert E Bolton, 2004 Longwood Dr, Laplace, LA 70068
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 2702U , Serial Number: 17250302, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 05/03/1963
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Vaughn L Leatherwood, 59 Country Club Drive, Laplace, LA 70068, Other Owners: Elizabeth K Leatherwood
• Aircraft: CESSNA 310R (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 5495J , Serial Number: 310R0293, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 07/29/1975
  Registrant (Individual): Walter H Jr Castay, 106 Cottonwood St, Laplace, LA 70068
• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 75JU , Serial Number: 28-7716258, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 06/16/1977
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Timothy A Morrison, 412-A Sugarpine St, Laplace, LA 70068, Other Owners: Tami R Morrison

• Fire: 49
• Hazardous Condition: 20