Lacombe, Louisiana

Geography

Lacombe is located at (30.314863, -89.931462). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 71.2 km2, of which 68.5 km2 is land and 2.7 km2, or 3.86%, is water.

Demographics

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Lacombe first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. census.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,657 people, 3,456 households, and 2,260 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Lacombe is within the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools district.

Schools that serve most of Lacombe include:

• Chahta-Ima Elementary School
• Bayou Lacombe Middle School
• Monteleone Junior High School
• Lakeshore High School - St. Tammany Parish's newest high school, opened August 2009

Schools that serve small sections of Lacombe:

• Woodlake Elementary School in Mandeville serves a small portion of western Lacombe
• Mandeville Middle School near Mandeville serves a small portion of western Lacombe
• Slidell Junior High School in Slidell serves a small portion of eastern Lacombe
• Slidell High School in Slidell serves a small portion of eastern Lacombe

Previously Fontainebleau High School served much of Lacombe. Previously Mandeville High School served Lacombe.

St. Tammany Parish Library operates the Lacombe Branch.

The main campus of Northshore Technical Community College is in Lacombe. This campus was established in January 2017. St. Tammany Parish is within the service areas of two community colleges: NTCC, and Delgado Community College.

Notable people

• Pete Schneider, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Lacombe resident
• Adrien Rouquette, (born in Louisiana in 1813, of French parentage; died in 1887) was a writer and a Catholic missionary among the Choctaw Native Americans.

References

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