LaCour (pronounced Lah Coor) is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is near Raccourci Old River, an oxbow lake in the Mississippi River system.

LaCour, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°50′26″N 91°39′41″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Pointe Coupee
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70715
Area code(s)	225
GNIS feature ID	554963[1]
FIPS code	22-40700

Etymology

The community is named after the Colin LaCour estate. The LaCour family were slave owners that ran a plantation in the area in the late 1700s.

Notable people

LaCour is the birthplace and childhood home of Major General John Archer Lejeune (1867–1942), former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

References

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