Plaucheville, Louisiana

About Plaucheville

Plaucheville is a tiny community in central Louisiana with an estimated population of 212.

Plaucheville holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.51 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 140 residents per square mile.

📰 Plaucheville News Today

• ‘We have never had water this deep’: Families still trapped 4 days after Arthur KALB | News Channel 5 · Jun 22
• Floodwaters still isolate parts of Avoyelles Parish days after Tropical Storm Arthur klfy.com · Jun 19
• Plaucheville business opens parking lot to Red Cross, polling site after flooding knoe.com · Jun 25
• Kenneth Paul Scallan Obituary (2026) - Plaucheville, LA - Escude' Funeral Home of Cottonport - Cottonport Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Flash Flooding Hits the New Orleans Metro as Arthur Moves Inland Eye on the Tropics | Michael Lowry · Jun 18

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What Makes Plaucheville Unique

• The only place in America named Plaucheville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏫 Schools in Plaucheville

• Plaucheville Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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