Settlements that are linked will take you to more information about each hosted by St. Charles Parish government.
Allemands, Named for the Germans, became Des Allemands
*Ama
Named for the daughter of Alice Plantation owner (means “to love” in Greek)
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*Bayou Gauche
Gauche means left or left- handed. Bayou Gauche is the left and smaller fork of Bayou des Allemands.
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*Boutte
Named for Tisaphane Boutte and his son, J. L.
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*Des Allemands
French name for the Germans; was Allemands
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*Destrehan
Named for the Destrehan family
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Elkinsville
Named for Palmer Elkins; became a part of St. Rose
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Flaggville
Named for Orthello Flagg; became a part of Hahnville
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Good Hope
Named for Good Hope Plantation (included an area known as “The Island”); became a part of Norco in 2000
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*Hahnville
Named for Georg Michael Hahn
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*Killona
Gaelic for Church of St. John (named by Richard Millikin from Ireland)
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LaBranche
Named for the LaBranche family (it was located on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain and destroyed by a hurricane in 1915)
*Luling
Named for Florenz A. Luling
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Moberly
Named for the Cumberland-Moberly Lumber Company in Taft
Modoc
Named for Modoc Plantation; now a part of Destrehan
*Montz
Named for the Manz (Montz) family
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*Mozella
Named for Mozella Plantation
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*New Sarpy
Named for Leon Sarpy; site of second Sarpy Plantation
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*Norco
Acronym for New Orleans Refining Company (formerly Sellers and Diamond; also included an area known as Wesco)
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*Paradis
Named by developer and railroad builder Eduardo Paradis
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Sarpy
Named for Leon Sarpy; became Sellers, then Norco
Sellers
Named for Colonel Thomas Sellers; became Norco
*Taft
Named for lumber baron Charles Taft, President William Howard Taft’s brother
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*St. Rose
Named for St. Rose Plantation
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*Settlements remaining in the 21st Century.