Venice, Louisiana

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other Venice is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 162. It is Template:Convert south of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River at Template:Coord. It is the last community down the Mississippi accessible by automobile, and it is the southern terminus of the Great River Road. This has earned the town the nickname "The end of the world." The ZIP code for Venice is 70091.

In 2001, the combined population for Venice and the neighboring communities of Orchard (often considered a part of VeniceTemplate:Fact) and Boothville, Louisiana, was about 2,740 people, with about 975 families. About 460 of those people lived in Venice.

Venice has a diverse variety of fish. It is known as the starting point for many doing offshore fishing, who then head to Port Eads. Its main offshore rival is nearby Grand Isle.

History

Template:More citations needed section In 1969, Venice was almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Camille. The pressure fell below 950 hPa, with winds over 100 miles per hour. The community would be devastated again 36 years later by Hurricane Katrina.

In 2000, a deck hand on a shrimp boat was accused of the murder of his captain, whose body was discovered a few days after a storm on the Gulf of Mexico. The media, including newspapers in the city, discovered that the man had been coerced into making a false confession, and he was eventually acquitted.

Venice was again almost completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since then, significant reconstruction, reopening, and reoccupation has taken place. The high bridge leading to Venice was not destroyed during the hurricane.

In late April 2010, Venice faced an environmental disaster when oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began washing ashore in the community.

Geography

Venice is located along the west bank of the Mississippi River at 29°16′37″N, 89°21′17″W. It has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert is water.

Demographics

Venice CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	170	116	84.16%	71.60%
Black or African American alone (NH)	12	14	5.94%	8.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	4	6	1.98%	3.70%
Asian alone (NH)	2	4	0.99%	2.47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.62%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	11	14	5.45%	8.64%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	7	1.49%	4.32%
Total	202	162	100.00%	100.00%

In 2020 its population was 162.

Industry

Local industries include commercial and sport fishing, as well as service and transport for off-shore petroleum platforms.

Education

Plaquemines Parish School Board operates the public schools of the parish.

It is served by Boothville-Venice Elementary School in Boothville and South Plaquemines High School in Buras. Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School (PreK-12) served the community, but Hurricane Katrina damaged the original building.

Plaquemines Parish is in the service area of Nunez Community College.

External links

• Boothville-Venice Elementary School