Tunica, Louisiana
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|map_caption = Location within West Feliciana parish
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|timezone = Central (CST)
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|elevation_ft = 66
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|postal_code = 70782{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70782|title=Tunica ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}
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Tunica is an unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its elevation is 66 feet (20 m).
The United States Postal Service operates the Tunica Post Office along Louisiana Highway 66."[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/tunica-16630-tunica-trce-tunica-la-1385152 Post Office Location - TUNICA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616070611/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/tunica-16630-tunica-trce-tunica-la-1385152 |date=2012-06-16 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.
Two sites on the National Register of Historic Places, Trudeau House and Trudeau Landing, are in Tunica.
Education
Residents are zoned to West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. Primary schools serving Tunica are Bains Lower Elementary School and Bains Elementary School in Bains.Rivas, Brittany. "[http://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-board-closes-elementary-school West Feliciana board closes elementary school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630225713/http://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-board-closes-elementary-school |date=2014-06-30 }}." WBRZ. May 18, 2007. Retrieved on February 18, 2012. Secondary schools serving Tunica are West Feliciana Middle School and West Feliciana High School in Bains."[http://www.wfpsb.org/Schools/schools.html Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715053638/https://www.wfpsb.org/Schools/schools.html |date=2010-07-15 }}." West Feliciana Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. The West Feliciana Parish Library is located in St. Francisville."[http://www.youseemore.com/westfeliciana/directory.asp Directory]." West Feliciana Parish Library. Retrieved on September 29, 2010. The library, previously a part of the Audubon Regional Library System, became independent in January 2004."[http://www.youseemore.com/westfeliciana/about.asp About Us]." West Feliciana Parish Library. Retrieved on September 29, 2010. West Feliciana Parish is in the service area of Baton Rouge Community College.{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges|accessdate=2021-06-03}}
Elementary school children previously attended Tunica Elementary School."Fair enlivens out-of-the-way school." The Advocate. May 18, 1991. Retrieved on August 16, 2010. "Tunica Elementary is only a few miles from the main gate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and some of its students live on the 18000 acre prison" The Tunica Elementary building, on Louisiana Highway 66, is {{convert|20|mi|km}} from St. Francisville. The original school administration office and wings opened in 1953, with a third wing and multi-purpose building added at a later point."[https://web.archive.org/web/20100928164715/http://www.wfpsb.org/Schools/Tunica/tunica_ourschool.html Our School]." Tunica Elementary School. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. The school is several miles from the main entrance of Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP), and some of its students lived on the LSP grounds and surrounding area within the Tunica Hills area. On May 18, 2011, due to budget cuts, the parish school board voted to close Tunica Elementary.
References
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External links
- [http://tunicatrails.org Tunica Trails]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River