Braithwaite
Braithwaite is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Braithwaite is located on the Mississippi River and Louisiana Highway 39 in northern Plaquemines Parish, 9.6 miles southeast of New Orleans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
- Also known as: “Braithwaite, LA” and “Braithwaite, Louisiana”
- Historically known as: “Orange Grove”
- Postal code: 70040
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caernarvon and Belle Chasse.
Caernarvon
Hamlet
Caernarvon is an historic unincorporated community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is now often considered to be part of the town of Poydras, Louisiana. Caernarvon is situated 2 miles east of Braithwaite.
Belle Chasse
Village
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Belle Chasse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Belle Chasse is situated 3 miles west of Braithwaite.
Poydras
Village
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Poydras is a census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,886 at the 2000 census and 2,536 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie metropolitan statistical area. Poydras is situated 3½ miles east of Braithwaite.
Braithwaite
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.86632° or 29° 51′ 59″ northLongitude
-89.94368° or 89° 56′ 37″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)United Nations Location Code
US BWTOpen location code
76XGV384+GGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153406958OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4317764Wikidata ID
Q4955972
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Braithwaite” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Braithwaite”
- Chinese: “布雷斯韋特”
- French: “Braithwaite”
- Irish: “Braithwaite”
- Japanese: “ブレイスウェイト”
- Persian: “برایتویت، لوئیزیانا”
- Persian: “برایتویت”
- South Azerbaijani: “برایتوایت، لوئیزیانا”
- Spanish: “Braithwaite”
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