Gray is a

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(CDP) in

Terrebonne Parish Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 109,580. The parish seat is Houma. The parish was founded in 1822. Terr ...

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. The population was 5,518 in 2020. It is part of the Houma– Bayou Cane– Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Gray is located at (29.680993, -90.781414). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,518 people, 2,094 households, and 1,370 families residing in the CDP.

Government and infrastructure

Several parish government facilities are in Gray. They include: * Joseph L. Waitz Emergency Operations Center - It opened in 2017. The state of Louisiana paid $4,340,000 out of the $7,340,000 that was spent to have the facility built. * The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office headquarters * The parish animal shelter

Education

The school district is

Terrebonne Parish School District Terrebonne Parish School District is a school district headquartered in Bayou Cane, Louisiana, Bayou Cane, an unincorporated area in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, near Houma, Louisiana, Houma. The district serves residents in Terrebonne Parish, ...

, as with other locations in the parish. Public schools include: * H. L. Bourgeois High School Private schools: * Covenant Christian Academy

Terrebonne Parish Public Library The Terrebonne Parish Library System (TPLS) is the public library system that serves the residents of Terrebonne Parish with headquarters in Houma, Louisiana. The system is made up of seven locations, with a main library in central Houma and six ...

operates the North Branch in Gray. The parish is in the service area of

Fletcher Technical Community College L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College is a community college in Schriever, Louisiana, United States, in Terrebonne Parish. The school was founded on June 23, 1948. Its service area includes Iberia, Lafourche, St. Mary Mary was a firs ...

. Additionally, a

Delgado Community College Delgado Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Louisiana, with campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. Its current campuses are in New Orleans (Orleans Parish) and in Jefferson Parish. The original City Park Camp ...

document stated that Terrebonne Parish was in the college's service area.

Notable people

* Beryl Amedee, member of the

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JaJuan Dawson JaJauan LaTroy Dawson (November 5, 1977 – July 12, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2002. He played for the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans. He ...

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wide receiver * Jesse Myles, NFL running back *

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Radio personality

References

External links

Gray's daily newspaper -- Houmatoday.com
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