Welcome

Welcome is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 800 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: “Bon Secour”, “Bon Secours”, “Welcome Plantation”, “Welcome, LA”, and “Welcome, Louisiana”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Romeville and Convent.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , United States. Located on the east bank of the along Louisiana Highway 44, it lies within Louisiana’s River Parishes region.

Village
is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of , , United States. It has been the parish seat since 1869. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Welcome.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in , , United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the . Its population was 828 as of the 2010 census. is situated 6 miles south of Welcome.

Welcome

Latitude
30.05937° or 30° 3′ 34″ north
Longitude
-90.86843° or 90° 52′ 6″ west
Population
800
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US EOM
Open location code
862F345J+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151824816
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4345644
Wiki­data ID
Q6166711
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Welcome” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Welcome”
  • Chechen: “Велкам”
  • Chinese: “韋爾科姆”
  • French: “Welcome”
  • German: “Welcome”
  • Gilaki: “ولکام (لۊئيزيانا)”
  • Gilaki: “ولکام”
  • Irish: “Welcome”
  • Ladin: “Welcome”
  • Persian: “ولکام، لوئیزیانا”
  • Persian: “ولکام”
  • Polish: “Welcome”
  • Serbian: “Велкам”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Welcome, Louisiana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Welcome”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ولکوم، لوئیزیانا”
  • Spanish: “Welcome”
  • Tatar: “Велкам”
  • Ukrainian: “Велкам”
  • Welsh: “Welcome, Louisiana”
  • Welsh: “Welcome”

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Highlights include North Vacherie Fire Department Welcome Station and Mount Calvary Church.

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