Bohemia is a small unincorporated community located in the

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of the Mississippi River in the parish of

Plaquemines Plaquemines Parish (; French: ''Paroisse de Plaquemine'', Louisiana French: ''Paroisse des Plaquemines'', es, Parroquia de Caquis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the parish ...

, Louisiana, United States. The unincorporated community was affected in 2005 by

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

. Before Katrina made landfall, the community had a population of about 200 people, but the hurricane left only 25 homes standing. Bohemia is located approximately southeast of New Orleans and is above sea level. The nearest international airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, away.

Education

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operates public schools serving the community. The K-12 school Phoenix High School is in

Braithwaite Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge, in the Borough of Allerdale. It forms part of the civ ...

and serves Bohemia.School Profile
" Phoenix High School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "13073 Highway 15 Braithwaite, LA 70040"

References

Unincorporated communities in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in New Orleans metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River {{Louisiana-geo-stub