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Cut Off, Louisiana
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 Cut Off, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Cut Off, Louisiana
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lafourche |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.77 sq mi (38.24 km2) |
| • Land | 14.64 sq mi (37.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,533 |
| • Density | 377.94/sq mi (145.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
70345
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| Area code(s) | 985 |
| FIPS code | 22-18930 |
Cut Off (historically named La Coupe) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,976 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cut Off's ZIP code is 70345, the area code is 985 and local telephone prefixes are 325, 632 and 693.
History
Cut Off had its start by the building of a canal cutoff at that point to shorten its route. The name was French in origin.
Geography
Cut Off is located at 29°30′55″N 90°20′2″W / 29.51528°N 90.33389°W (29.515201, -90.333839).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.9 square miles (39 km2), of which 14.8 square miles (38 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.74%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 5,049 | — | |
| 1990 | 5,325 | 5.5% | |
| 2000 | 5,635 | 5.8% | |
| 2010 | 5,976 | 6.1% | |
| 2020 | 5,533 | −7.4% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,423 | 79.94% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 63 | 1.14% |
| Native American | 215 | 3.89% |
| Asian | 70 | 1.27% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.02% |
| Other/Mixed | 240 | 4.34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 521 | 9.42% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,533 people, 2,375 households, and 1,711 families residing in the CDP.
Culture
- A particular section of the town is known as Côte Blanche, French for "White Coast" because of a statistically abnormal number of white painted homes that lined Bayou Lafourche for much of the early and mid 1900's.
- In a segment of Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe interviewed a Cut Off alligator farmer.
Education
Lafourche Parish Public Schools operates public schools.
- Cut Off Elementary School
Larose-Cut Off Middle School is in nearby Larose, and serves Cut Off CDP.
South Lafourche High School is in Galliano, and has a Cut Off postal address. It also serves Cut Off.
Cut Off School opened in 1927. In September 1950 the schools of Larose and Cut Off were consolidated into Larose-Cut Off High School. It was then consolidated with Golden Meadow High School to form South Lafourche High School in 1966.
Lafourche Parish Library operates the South Lafourche Library in Galliano, which has a Cut Off postal address.
Notable people
- Joe Barry, swamp pop singer; born and died in Cut Off
- Vin Bruce, Cajun vocalist
- Trishelle Cannatella, reality television personality
- Dick Guidry, former state representative from Lafourche Parish and owner of the disbanded Jet Drive-in Theater, a local landmark in Cut Off
- Bobby Hebert, former New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons quarterback
- Rita Benson LeBlanc, part-owner and former heir apparent of the New Orleans Saints
- Jimmie Noone, jazz clarinet great
- Glen Pitre, writer and film director
- Loulan Pitre, Jr., lawyer and former state representative for Lafourche Parish, brother of Glen Pitre
See also
In Spanish: Cut Off para niños
