Cancienne is a populated place located within the ''Parish Governing Authority District 5'', a
minor civil division of
Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Assumption Parish (, ) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 21,039. Its County seat, parish seat is Napoleonville, Louisiana, Na ...
.
The elevation of Cancienne is 10 feet and Cancienne appears on the Napoleonville U.S. Geological Survey Map.
Features
Cancienne Canal is a water feature in Assumption Parish that is interconnected with
Lake Verret.
In 2019, as part of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative, bids opened for the Cancienne Canal Improvements Project.
The largest community within a 50-mile radius is
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m ...
, which It is located about 38 miles to the north of Cancienne.
It is a popular spot for birdwatching.
Further reading
* https://louisiana.hometownlocator.com/la/assumption/cancienne.cfm
* https://louisiana.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,533704,n,cancienne%20canal.cfm
References
Unincorporated communities in Assumption Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
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