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Landry

Ghost town · Lafayette County, Louisiana

St. Martinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
St. Martinsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Landry is a ghost town in Lafayette County, Louisiana. It is one of 2 former communities in Lafayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Landry as a historical populated place on the Broussard topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.1863° N, 91.9918° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBroussard
Elevation37 ft
Nearest living townLafayette, LA
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID557342
Coordinates30.18631, -91.99179

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What's there now

Landry is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lafayette, LA (population 121,537), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 37 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Landry?

Landry is in Lafayette County, Louisiana, at 30.1863, -91.9918.

How many ghost towns are in Lafayette County?

Lafayette County, Louisiana has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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