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Crimea, Louisiana
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 Crimea, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Crimea, Louisiana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tensas |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 541080 |
Crimea is a small, unnamed place in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is called an "unincorporated community" because it does not have its own local government. Instead, it is part of the larger parish.
In Popular Culture
This small community became famous in a funny way. A website called The Daily Currant wrote a joke article about it. This website creates fake news stories for fun.
The joke article said that American "patriots" were trying to protect Crimea, Louisiana, from an invasion. This was a funny way to talk about a real event. At the time, there was a conflict in a region called Crimea, which is far away in Eastern Europe. That Crimea is a place that Russia and Ukraine both claim. The website used the similar name to make a humorous story.
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