Fred, Louisiana

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Fred, Louisiana
Former community
Fred, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Fred, Louisiana
Fred, Louisiana
Fred, Louisiana is located in the United States
Fred, Louisiana
Fred, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°38′56″N 91°06′19″W / 30.64889°N 91.10528°W / 30.64889; -91.10528
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishEast Baton Rouge
Elevation
92 ft (28 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70791
Area code225
GNIS feature ID543220
FIPS code22-27225

Fred was an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is now part of Zachary.

History

The community was founded on December 7, 1894 by Eunice Rodriguez Wicker, and is named after a man named Fred Weiss who was the first postmaster. The post office was also the local general store. Much of the land within the village of Fred was used for the production of cotton. There were two cotton gin on the SE side of Plank Road, which were steam operated. The nearby community of Weiss, Louisiana was also named after Fred Weiss.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fred, Louisiana
  2. ^ Vicki Carney. "Ever Heard of Fred, Louisiana?". centralspeaks.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.


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