Wood Lake, Louisiana

Wood Lake Monte Lacre (Spanish)
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 29°48′27″N 89°45′51″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Bernard Parish
MCD	District E
Historic colonies	Louisiana (New Spain) Louisiana (New France)
Established	1783
Elevation	0.9 m (3 ft)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP code	70085
Area code	504
GNIS feature ID	1628526

Wood Lake (Spanish: Monte Lacre [ˈmonte ˈlakɾe]; French: Bois du Lac) is an Isleño fishing community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1][2][3] The community is situated along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs to the northeast of Delacroix, Louisiana and west of Lake Lery. Following the American Civil War, the community was founded by Isleño hunters, trappers, and fisherman.^[4]

References

1. "Wood Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
2. Armistead, Samuel G. (1994). "Un topónimo guanche en Luisiana". Philologica Canariensia (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Facultad de Filología de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISSN 1136-3169.
3. Bouchereau, Alcée (1869). Statement of the Sugar and Rice Crops Made in Louisiana in 1868-69 with an Appendix. New Orleans: Young and Bright Co. p. 451.
4. Hyland, William de Marigny. "Los Isleños – A Historic Overview". Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society of St. Bernard. Retrieved 2020-05-27.