Larose, Louisiana

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• 2 men arrested for attacking Romanian shipyard worker, charged with hate crimes
  

  Two men have been arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a Romanian shipyard worker in Larose, according to Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Chief Deputy Bud Dill.

• Copper thieves turn out lights on West Bank road
  

  Copper thieves strike again in Jefferson Parish. The Destrehan Avenue extension in Harvey connects the West Bank Woodmere Subdivision to Lafitte-Larose Highway.

• 1 killed in Lafourche boat accident
  

  Woman's body found in wooded area Friend hoping to help elderly friend this Christmas Salvation Army getting help from bikers, but needs more Pilot makes emergency landing in Diamondhead The Jackson County band ...

• Deputy Struck by Vehicle and Fires Shots
  

  Cut Off- On Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at approximately 6:20 PM, Troop C was notified of an injury traffic crash on LA 1 at its intersection with the Cut Off Bridge in Lafourche Parish.

• Mainx24: Spotlight On The Southside
  

  Open houses will showcase local merchants and artists, most of the events featuring food, beverage, and unique shopping opportunities - not to mention deals.

• Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
  

  Officials in Dover, England, said they were swindled by a con artist who posed as the lead singer of the rock band Status Quo.

• La. Town Finally Gets a Zip Code
  

  The U.S. Postal Service announced the 7,000-person town of Larose, La., has been given its own ZIP code, meaning residents will finally receive mail at home.

• Small community gets new ZIP code
  

  It's no 90210, but residents of a small, rural community in southern Louisiana are just happy to have any five-digit ZIP code.

• Larose, 70373
  

  For four decades, the community of Larose in central Lafourche Parish has been without a ZIP code, but that has changed.

• Bollinger sells newbuild PSV's via online auction
  

  You can buy just about anything online these days, even a newbuild Platform Supply Vessel .

• Family of victims killed in a car crash upset about sentence handed down
  

  The family of a young mother and her two children killed in a car accident in May is outraged with how the judge decided to punish the driver.

• Woman involved in accident that killed family to face no jail time
  

  An 18-year-old Larose woman who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel prior to a crash that killed a mother and her two children will not be charged with a felony in connection with the wreck, the Lafourche Parish ...

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  When the opportunity presented itself, First Baptist Larose was quick to respond.

• Frank's SuperValu leaving LaPlace
  

  Editor and Publisher LAPLACE St. John Parish residents wondering what will happen to the recently closed Frank's SuperValu grocery store won't have to wonder for very long.

• Red Cross giving away cleanup supplies
  

  The Red Cross will be delivering Thursday cleanup supplies to hurricane impacted areas.

• Troop C Trooper's Association to Host Clothing and Common Household Items Drive
  

  Troop C - The recent hurricanes have passed, but left a tremendous burden on the shoulders of thousands of families in our community.

• Police and fire briefs for Sept. 20, 2008
  

  East Baton Rouge Parish authorities are searching for a city-parish four-wheeler stolen from a convenience store parking lot while the Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control employee was inside the store.

• Ike floods 13,000 Terrebonne Parish buildings
  

  Hurricane Ike flooded more than 13,000 buildings and 200 miles of road in the southern part of Terrebonne Parish, affecting about one-fifth of the parish's residents, officials said.

• Ike makes landfall in Texas; thousands of homes flood in Terrebonne
  

  Khiry Howard, 13, wades through floodwaters in Senator Circle after he and his family had moved their belongings to their grandmother's house on nearby Rosemary Street.

City Description

Larose is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,306 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. Larose is located at 29°34′2″N 90°22′34″W / 29.56722, -90.37611 (29.567328, -90.376074). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.5 square miles (29.9 km²), of which, 11.2 square miles (29.0 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (2.95%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,306 people, 2,479 households, and 1,990 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 651.9 people per square mile (251.6/km²). There were 2,643 housing units at an average density of 235.8/sq mi (91.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.57% White, 5.65% African American, 3.86% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.83% from other races, and 1.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population. There were 2,479 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and

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