Alluvial City is an
Isleño fishing community
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 m ...
in
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish (; ) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat and largest community is Chalmette. The parish was formed in 1807. St. Bernard Parish is part of the New Orleans– Metairie metropolitan statistical area; t ...
, United States. The community is located on the western bank of Bayou la Loutre. Alluvial City is connected to the neighboring community of
Yscloskey by the Bayou la Loutre
lift bridge
A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck.
The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swi ...
, also known as the Yscloskey bridge.
In popular culture
The community was the inspiration for the literary work ''Alluvial Cities: Poems''.
References
Populated places in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
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