Little Woods, Louisiana | |
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| Nickname: Lake Pontchartrain Camps | |
![1935 map of portion of eastern New Orleans lakefront around Little Woods.[1]](view_image.php?q=Little_Woods,_Louisiana&sq=&lang=&file=File:Eastern_New_Orleans_Louisiana_Map_Little_Woods_1935.jpg) 1935 map of portion of eastern New Orleans lakefront around Little Woods.[1] | |
| Coordinates: 30°07′31″N 89°57′36″W / 30.12528°N 89.96000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Orleans |
| Elevation | −3 ft (−0.9 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 504 |
| GNIS, 1980 feature ID | 543401[2] |
Little Woods (French: La Petite Bois) was historically an unincorporated community on the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain. The name in French, "La Petite Bois" or The Little Woods can be found on the 1883 Lafon-Alphonse Michoud Map drafted by civil-engineer George N. Grandjean.[3] "Little Woods", as a place designation that continues in local use. Little Woods also directly relates to the treed hammocks that were high Chénier ridges bordered by water and wetlands.
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey map". 1935.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Manto, C.D. (2014). Michoud Assembly Facility. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-4671-1213-0. Retrieved March 9, 2017.