Blanks, Louisiana

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Blanks is the name of an unincorporated community located in southwestern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.

History

The town is said to have gained its name from Handsell B. Blanks, of Warren County, Mississippi. Mr. Blanks was a lumberman and part owner of the Bomer-Blanks Lumber Company. A post office was established in the community of Blanks in 1913, but it is no longer in operation. [Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", " [http://www.riversidereader.com The Riverside Reader] ", January 21, 2008, p. 5]

Geography

The community is west of Livonia, Louisiana near the intersections of Louisiana Highway 976 with US 190 and Louisiana Highway 81. The town of Lottie, Louisiana, is located to the west, and Fordoche, Louisiana, is to the north.

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