Wood Lake | |
Timezone Dst: | Central |
Coordinates: | 29.8075°N -89.7642°W |
Established Title: | Established |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Name2: | St. Bernard Parish |
Subdivision Type3: | MCD |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name3: | District E |
Subdivision Type4: | Historic colonies |
Subdivision Name4: | Louisiana (New Spain) Louisiana (New France) |
Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
Timezone1: | Central |
Native Name: | Monte Lacre (Spanish) |
Pushpin Label: | Wood Lake |
Image Caption: | View of raised homes in the community |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Established Date: | 1783 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 70085 |
Area Code: | 504 |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | GNIS feature ID |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Wood Lake (Spanish; Castilian: Monte Lacre pronounced as /es/; French: Bois du Lac) is an Isleño fishing community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1] [2] The community is situated along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs to the northeast of Delacroix, Louisiana and west of Lake Lery. Following the American Civil War, the community was founded by Isleño hunters, trappers, and fisherman.[3]