Robert, Louisiana | |
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  Robert, Louisiana  Robert, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′23″N 90°20′27″W / 30.50639°N 90.34083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tangipahoa |
| Elevation | 8 ft (2 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70455[1] |
| Area code | 985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 538632 [2] |
Robert is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies east of Hammond,[3] at the intersection of US 190 and LA 445, from which it has a signed exit on Interstate 12. Robert is the largest settlement in Tangipahoa Parish's rural 8th ward.
The community, which has 20 streets and one stoplight, was thrust into the international spotlight when the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command was established at the Shell Robert Training and Conference Center[4] to coordinate response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.[5]
- ^ "Robert ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Or west of Goodbee, Louisiana, which is in Saint Tammany Parish. On LA 445 Robert is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Sims Creek; on US 190 Robert is 1-mile (1.6 km) east of the Tangipahoa River.
- ^ "Home". shelltraining.com.
- ^ http://www.wafb.com/global/story.asp?s=12407499; cf. Brian Hartman, "No Press Allowed? ABC Reporter Turned Away from Oil Spill Command Center" on ABC World News, 2010 May 11 (accessed 2010 May 30).