About: Pecan Island, Louisiana

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Pecan Island (French: La Pacanière) is an unincorporated community with a population of about 300 located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located directly under the southern peak of and two ridges comprise the island, which are actually cheniers or "ridges of high ground" in the coast marsh. There is minimal land in the region, with the island being "an old Gulf beach, composed of crushed shells and sand". Pecan Island is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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  • Pecan Island (French: La Pacanière) is an unincorporated community with a population of about 300 located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located directly under the southern peak of and two ridges comprise the island, which are actually cheniers or "ridges of high ground" in the coast marsh. There is minimal land in the region, with the island being "an old Gulf beach, composed of crushed shells and sand". Pecan Island is located in the prairie-marsh region of southern Louisiana, approximately ten miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The town is inhabited largely by persons of Cajun ancestry, and has a Catholic Mission church, Sacred Heart, a Baptist church and a Methodist church. Since Hurricane Rita occurred only one store exists, which sells fuel, groceries and, hunting supplies. Common family names in the area include Veazey, Bourque, Stelly, Guidry, Choate, Winch, Broussard, Morgan, Dyson, White, Lege, Harrington, Lee, and Miller. The town had been previously ravaged by Hurricane Audrey in 1957. Pecan Island is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. (en)
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  • Pecan Island (French: La Pacanière) is an unincorporated community with a population of about 300 located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located directly under the southern peak of and two ridges comprise the island, which are actually cheniers or "ridges of high ground" in the coast marsh. There is minimal land in the region, with the island being "an old Gulf beach, composed of crushed shells and sand". Pecan Island is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. (en)
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