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Place Name
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Belle Chasse
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Pronunciation
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bel CHAIS
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Place Status (Type)
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suburb
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Population
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8,512 (1990)
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Location
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Plaquemines parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°51'N
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Longitude
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90°00'W
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Belle Chasse
(bel CHAIS), residential and industrial suburb
(1990 pop. 8,512) of New Orleans, Plaquemines parish, SE La.,
6 mi/10 km SSE of downtown, on W bank of
Mississippi R.; 29°51'N 90°00'W. Free ferry to Braithwaite. New
Orleans Naval Air Station to SW. Mfg. includes fabricated sheet metal,
shipbuilding, electric equip. Orange Festival.
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