Arcola Louisiana

Arcola is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Some local residents believe that during the New Orleans yellow fever epidemic in the year 1853 several Italian families settled in the area. It is speculated that these first settlers named the village after Arcole a small comune in the province of Verona, Italy.
  • Elevation: 41 ft (12 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Louisiana
  • Parish: Tangipahoa
  • Area code: 985
  • GNIS feature ID: 553313
  • FIPS code: 22-02760

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