Wood Lake, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States

Wood Lake Monte Lacre (Spanish)
Unincorporated community
View of raised homes in the community
29°48′27″N 89°45′51″W / 29.80750°N 89.76417°W / 29.80750; -89.76417
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Bernard Parish
MCD	District E
Historic colonies	Louisiana (New Spain) Louisiana (New France)
Established	1783
Elevation	0.9 m (3 ft)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (Central)
ZIP code	70085
Area code	504
GNIS feature ID	1628526

Wood Lake (Spanish: Monte Lacre [ˈmonte ˈlakɾe]; French: Bois du Lac) is an Isleño fishing community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

References

^ "Wood Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ Armistead, Samuel G. (1994). "Un topónimo guanche en Luisiana". Philologica Canariensia (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Facultad de Filología de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. ISSN 1136-3169.
^ Bouchereau, Alcée (1869). Statement of the Sugar and Rice Crops Made in Louisiana in 1868-69 with an Appendix. New Orleans: Young and Bright Co. p. 451.
^ Hyland, William de Marigny. "Los Isleños – A Historic Overview". Los Isleños Heritage and Cultural Society of St. Bernard. Retrieved 2020-05-27.