Golden Meadow french: Canal Yankee is a town along

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Lafourche Parish Lafourche Parish (french: Paroisse de la Fourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. The parish was formed in 1807. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, whi ...

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, United States. The population was 1,761 in 2020. It is part of the Houma– Bayou Cane–

Thibodaux Thibodaux ( ) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census. Thibodaux is a principal city ...

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. Its main source of revenue is the oil and gas industry. The fishing and seafood industries also have strong economic impacts, with charter fishing, restaurants, and lodging actively serving patrons. The town was once known as a speed trap, but it has since been bypassed by Hwy 3235 and city traffic has been reduced to mostly locals; however, the speed limit is reduced to 50 mph on Hwy 3235 and said highway is still patrolled heavily. As in other places in Louisiana, there is a noticeable presence of Cajun culture, music, and cuisine. The Golden Meadow name was given by the original land grant owners, Benjamin and Louisa Hobbs Barker of

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. In 1839, they named it so because of the yellow flowers growing everywhere. They hoped to become wealthy selling lots to French and English settlers, but abandoned the plan.

Geography

Golden Meadow is located at (29.388192, -90.269457). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (15.92%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,761 people, 754 households, and 535 families residing in the town.

Government and infrastructure

On July 1, 1950 the town marshal, the first head law enforcement agent of the town, took his position and became the first head of the town police department. The

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operates the Golden Meadow Post Office.

Education

Lafourche Parish Public Schools Lafourche Parish Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The district serves all of Lafourche Parish, including a portion of Des Allemands.See search page/ref>''Engineering News-Record'', Volume 143, Part 1. McG ...

operates public schools: * Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School * Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School * Golden Meadow Middle School

South Lafourche High School South Lafourche High School is a public secondary school in the Galliano census-designated place, an unincorporated area in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States.Galliano census-designated place, north of Golden Meadow, and serves the community.SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES
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. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries. Francophone private schools were the first educational institutions serving the community. In 1917 the first public elementary school opened.

Golden Meadow High School The Golden Meadow High School, also known as Golden Meadow Junior High School and now Golden Meadow Middle School, is a historic school building located at 630 South Bayou Drive in Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Designed by New Orleans architects Favro ...

opened in 1933. It was consolidated with Larose- Cut Off High School to form South Lafourche High School in 1966. The former Golden Meadow High building is currently Golden Meadow Middle School. Lafourche Parish Library operates the Golden Meadow Branch.Branch Locations and Contact
" Lafourche Parish Library. Retrieved on November 28, 2018.

Notable natives and residents

* Dee Dee Blanchard, notable homicide victim *

Dick Guidry Richard P. Guidry, known as Dick Guidry was an American politician and businessman, who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives The Louisiana House of Representatives (french: link=no, Chambre des Représentants de Louisian ...

, former member of the

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from Lafourche Parish; graduated from Golden Meadow High School.

References

External links

Town of Golden Meadow
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