Carville, Louisiana

Carville
Neighborhood
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The community is renamed "Carville"1909
Population
 • Total
700
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Zip code
70721

Carville is a neighborhood of St. Gabriel, located in Iberville Parish in southern Louisiana, sixteen miles south of Baton Rouge, on the Mississippi River. Best known as the childhood hometown of famed political consultant James Carville, it is also known for its sixty-five-year history as the only place in America to treat leprosy until outpatient treatment became viable in 1981.[1][2][3] Nowadays, that legacy is celebrated at the National Hansen’s Disease Museum, which educates visitors about the condition.[4]

  1. ^ "About the City of St. Gabriel". St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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  3. ^ "History of the National Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Program | HRSA". www.hrsa.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ Carville, Carville Hansen's Disease Museum 5445 Point Clair Rd; Maps, LA 70721 See map: Google. "Carville Hansen's Disease Museum". St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Retrieved 2024-02-08. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)