Pecan Island, Louisiana

Pecan Island (Template:Lang-fr) is an unincorporated community with a population of about 300 located in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It is located right under the south peak of White Lake and is the composition of two ridges that comprise the island. There is a low amount of land in the region.

It is located in the prairie-marsh region of South Louisiana, approximately ten miles from the Gulf of Mexico, along state Hwy. 82, which runs from Abbeville through Vermilion Parish westward along the coast to Lake Charles. The town is inhabited largely by persons of cajun ancestry, and has a Catholic Mission Church, Sacred Heart, a Baptist and a Methodist church. Only one small store exists after Hurricane Rita occurred, which sells fuel, some groceries and hunting supplies. Common family names in the area include Veazey, Stelly, Guidry, Winch, Broussard, Morgan, Dyson, White, Harrington, and Miller. The town had been previously ravaged by Hurricane Audrey in 1957.

Pecan Island is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Hurricane Rita

Most residents evacuated under the threat of Hurricane Rita, which obliterated most of the homes there and forced the closure of the community's school - Pecan Island High School.

Local events

It has a Mardi Gras and is bustling with duck hunters in the winter months. As with most Gulf coastal towns, future growth will be regulated by FEMA construction guidelines following the 2005 hurricanes, meaning new homes will be somewhat more expensive to construct.