Istrouma, Louisiana

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Istrouma, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Istrouma, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Istrouma, Louisiana
Istrouma, Louisiana
Istrouma, Louisiana is located in the United States
Istrouma, Louisiana
Istrouma, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°28′45″N 91°09′35″W / 30.47917°N 91.15972°W / 30.47917; -91.15972
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishEast Baton Rouge
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70805
Area code225
GNIS feature ID543220
FIPS code22-37690

Istrouma is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of Baton Rouge and 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Baker.

Etymology

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the Choctaw words 'ita humma' which means 'red pole' in the Choctaw language.

Red Pole

On March 17, 1699 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville described the red maypole that he found in the area:

On the 17th of March we reached a small stream at the right of the river at five and a half leagues from our camp, where they gave us to understand there was a great quantity of fish, and where I had nets stretched and caught only two catfish. This river separates the hunting grounds of Bayougoulas and the Houmas. Upon its banks are huts covered with palmetto leaves and a reddened Maypole without branches, with several heads of fish and bears attached in sacrifice.

— Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Istrouma, Louisiana
  2. ^ William A. Read (October 12, 2008). Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words. University of Alabama Press. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-0-8173-5505-0.
  3. ^ John Wymond; Henry Plauché Dart (1945). The Louisiana Historical Quarterly. The Louisiana Historical Society.
  4. ^ Rose Meyers (March 1, 1999). A History of Baton Rouge, 1699–1812. LSU Press. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-0-8071-2431-4.
  5. ^ André Pénicaut (July 30, 1988). Fleur de Lys and Calumet. University of Alabama Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-8173-0414-0.
  6. ^ Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, La.); Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, La (1917). Proceedings of the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. The Society. pp. 21–.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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