Boothville, Louisiana
| Boothville, Louisiana | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Boothville, Louisiana
Boothville, Louisiana
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| Coordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°WCoordinates: 29°20′37″N 89°25′11″W / 29.34361°N 89.41972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Plaquemines |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.723 sq mi (9.64 km2) |
| • Land | 2.149 sq mi (5.57 km2) |
| • Water | 1.574 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
| Elevation | -3 ft (-1 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 854 |
| • Density | 230/sq mi (89/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 504 |
| GNIS feature ID | 533330 |
Boothville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 854 as of the 2010 census.
Jeré Longman of The New York Times stated that before Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the community served as "a hub of the fishing and oil and gas industries."
Boothville was named for Colonel Booth, a landowner.
Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.
It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras. Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.
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