Coordinates: 31°46′41″N 91°26′16″W / 31.77806°N 91.43778°W / 31.77806; -91.43778

Azucena, Louisiana

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Azucena is an unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

History

Azucena was named after Azucena Plantation, which likely took its name from a character in Verdi's opera Il trovatore.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Azucena, Louisiana
  2. ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.


31°46′41″N 91°26′16″W / 31.77806°N 91.43778°W / 31.77806; -91.43778


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