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Lacassine, Louisiana

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in Lacassine, but was never completed due to monetary problems. Lacassine is home of the Louisiana Spirits Distillery, where Bayou Rum, a popular adult beverage in Louisiana, is distilled. Construction began in 2011 and Bayou Rum was created in 2013.
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Another story about the name states that the part of the parish where the community is located was visited regularly by different tribes of the area, including the
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Indians, led by their chief Lacassine, migrated to southwest Louisiana to hunt and fish in the early 19th century, settling near this place.
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people. Game was abundant here, and the Indians called it their "hunting ground", or, in the Choctaw language,
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www.carencrohighschool.org "Jeff Davis communities add to region's history"
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runs along the northern edge of Lacassine, with access from Exit 48 (
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One story about the name of the community is that a tribe of
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The Little Kahuna Water Park was being constructed off
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Lacassine is in western Jefferson Davis Parish along
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Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
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Census-designated place
Lacassine is located in Louisiana
Lacassine is located in the United States
30°14′6″N 92°55′19.2″W / 30.23500°N 92.922000°W / 30.23500; -92.922000
Jefferson Davis
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-5
CDT
ZIP Code
Area code
337
FIPS code
GNIS
unincorporated community
census-designated place
Jefferson Davis Parish
U.S.
Louisiana
2010 census
Comanche
Atakapa
Choctaw
French
French
U.S. Route 90
Iowa
Welsh

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