Tunica is an

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West Feliciana Parish West Feliciana Parish (French: ''Paroisse de Feliciana Ouest''; Spanish: ''Parroquia de West Feliciana'') is a civil parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 15,625, and 15,310 at the 2020 census. ...

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, United States. Its elevation is 66 feet (20 m). The

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operates the Tunica Post Office along

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. Two sites on the

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Trudeau House Trudeau House, near Tunica in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, was built in about 1830. It is a two-story brick and frame building with "hesitant touches of the Greek Revival style." It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...

and Trudeau Landing, are in Tunica.

Education

Residents are zoned to West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. Primary schools serving Tunica are Bains Lower Elementary School and Bains Elementary School in Bains.Rivas, Brittany.
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''. May 18, 2007. Retrieved on February 18, 2012. Secondary schools serving Tunica are West Feliciana Middle School and West Feliciana High School in Bains. The West Feliciana Parish Library is located in St. Francisville. The library, previously a part of the Audubon Regional Library System, became independent in January 2004. West Feliciana Parish is in the service area of

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. Elementary school children previously attended Tunica Elementary School."Fair enlivens out-of-the-way school." '' The Advocate''. May 18, 1991. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "Tunica Elementary is only a few miles from the main gate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and some of its students live on the 18000 acre prison" The Tunica Elementary building, on

, is from St. Francisville. The original school administration office and wings opened in 1953, with a third wing and multi-purpose building added at a later point.Our School
" Tunica Elementary School. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. The school is several miles from the main entrance of

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(LSP), and some of its students lived on the LSP grounds and surrounding area within the Tunica Hills area. On May 18, 2011, due to budget cuts, the parish school board voted to close Tunica Elementary. TunicaPostOffice

References

External links

Tunica Trails
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