Weiss, Louisiana
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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Louisiana}}
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|subdivision_name2 = Livingston
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|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
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|postal_code = 70706
|area_code = 225
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|blank_info = 541210 {{GNIS|541210|name=Weiss, Louisiana}}
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Weiss is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=off}} southwest of Baywood and {{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=off}} northeast of Watson near the Amite River.
History
In 1894 a local man named Fred Nesom and his father Henry Nesom began organizing the community and sought the help of a German man named Fred Weiss who was the postmaster in the nearby community of Fred, Louisiana. Fred Weiss submitted the paperwork and proposed the name Weiss and it was accepted. The post office was closed sometime in April 1949.{{cite book|author=Clare D’Artois Leeper|title=Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHeeUa0xNxcC&pg=PA265|date=19 October 2012|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-4740-5|pages=265–}}{{cite web|author1=Vicki Carney|url=http://www.centralspeaks.com/2014/01/22/ever-heard-of-fred-louisiana/ |title=Ever Heard of Fred, Louisiana?|publisher=centralspeaks.com |accessdate=2019-09-05}}
References
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{{Livingston Parish, Louisiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
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