Raceland is an

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and

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(CDP) on

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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Lafourche Parish () 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, which consisted of the present ...

, United States. The population was 9,768 in 2020. It is part of the Houma– Bayou Cane– Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. According to the Louisiana Office of Tourism, Raceland was named for the Race family that once owned a large plantation named "Raceland" on Bayou Lafourche. Raceland sugar plantation was founded by Ebeneezer Eaton Kittredge and his son in law Fayette Clay Ewing. On April 19, 1855, a daughter of Kittredge, Olivia Corrinne, married George W. Race. The plantation was named Raceland the same year in honor of the young couple who made it their first home where their children were born.

Geography

Raceland is located at (29.722576, -90.605172), on both sides of Bayou Lafourche. It is bordered to the southeast by Mathews.

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(future

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) passes through the southeast part of Raceland, leading northeast to

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and west to Morgan City. Louisiana Highways 1 and 308 pass through the center of Raceland, on the south and the north sides of Bayou Lafourche, respectively. Both highways lead southeast (downriver) to Lockport and northwest (upriver) to Thibodaux, the

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passes through the center of Raceland on the old route of US-90; it leads northeast to US-90 and southwest to Houma. According to the

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, the Raceland CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.23%, are water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,768 people, 3,971 households, and 2,812 families residing in the CDP.

Government and infrastructure

The

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operates the Raceland 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.Central Lafourche High School is in Mathews, and has a Raceland postal address. The school serves all of Raceland. Raceland High School opened in 1912 and was expanded in 1924; it was consolidated into Lafourche Central High along with Lockport High School in 1966. An elementary school occupies the former Raceland High. In the era before desegregation (circa 1969) Raceland Colored School educated black residents.''Engineering News-Record'', Volume 143, Part 1.

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Lafourche Parish Library operates the Raceland Branch.

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 ...

has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area. 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 Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area.

Notable people

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, notable true crime personality; born in Raceland. * Donald G. Bollinger, founder of Bollinger Shipyards (1946) and state chairman of the

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(1986–1988); born and died in Raceland, resided as an adult in Lockport *

Jimmy Clanton Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938) is an American singer who became known as the " swamp pop R&B teenage idol". His band recorded a hit song " Just a Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number fo ...

, singer and actor; born in Raceland *

Ron Estay Ron Estay (born December 22, 1948) is a former defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Career After graduating from Louisiana State University (LSU) in 1972, he was selected by the Denver Broncos in th ...

, football player, All-American defensive lineman for

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; played professionally for the Canadian Football League's

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Aaron Loup Aaron Christopher Loup (born December 19, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Tampa B ...

, pitcher for the

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Punch Miller Ernest Miller, also known as Punch Miller or Kid Punch Miller (June 10, 1894 – December 2, 1971), was an American traditional jazz trumpeter. Miller was born in Raceland, Louisiana, United States. He was known in New Orleans, Louisiana, where ...

, jazz musician; born in Raceland * Larry Wilson, basketball player and NBA draft pick

References

External links

Raceland Middle School

Raceland Upper Elementary School

Raceland Lower Elementary School
{{authority control Census-designated places in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Census-designated places in Louisiana Census-designated places in Houma – Thibodaux metropolitan area