Wood Lake, Louisiana
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Wood Lake ( ;
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: ''Bois du Lac'') is an Isleño
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in
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. The community is situated along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs to the northeast of
Delacroix, Louisiana Delacroix (, ; ; ) is an Isleños (Louisiana), Isleño Fishing village, fishing community and census-designated place (CDP) located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 United S ...
and west of Lake Lery. Following the
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, the community was founded by Isleño hunters, trappers, and fisherman.


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Unincorporated communities in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana {{Louisiana-geo-stub