Oscar
Oscar is an unincorporated community located in the southeastern portion of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located primarily along Louisiana Highway 1 on the southern end of False River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Also known as: “Oscar, LA” and “Oscar, Louisiana”
- Postal code: 70762
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cherie Quarters Cabins.
Cherie Quarters Cabins
Building
Photo: Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cherie Quarters Cabins were two single-story slave cabins which were the only two surviving of thirty or more original cabins on the River Lake plantation. Cherie Quarters Cabins is situated 2 miles southeast of Oscar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dupont and Lakeland.
Dupont
Hamlet
Dupont is an unincorporated community in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 413, north of the community of Jarreau. The area falls under the service of the nearby Jarreau Post Office. Dupont is situated 2½ miles northwest of Oscar.
Lakeland
Hamlet
Lakeland, is a village in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana United States. The area is home to several former slave plantations. Lakeland is situated 4 miles east of Oscar.
New Roads
Photo: Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Roads is a small community and county seat of Pointe Coupee Parish in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. Home to only about 5,000 people, the town offers great opportunities to tourists while preserving the small town feel that is missing from places like New Orleans.
Oscar
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.61519° or 30° 36′ 55″ northLongitude
-91.46122° or 91° 27′ 40″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
862CJG8Q+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 151959363OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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