Venice, Louisiana
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Venice, Louisiana is a town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It is 75 miles south of New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi River at Template:Coor dms. It is the last community down the Mississippi accessible by automobile. This has earned the town the nickname, "The end of the world".
In 2001 the combined population for Venice and the neighboring communities of Orchid (often considered a part of Venice) and Boothville, Louisiana was about 2740 people, with about 975 families. About 460 of those people live in Venice.
The postal ZIP code for Venice, Louisiana is 70091. Local industries include commercial & sport fishing, and service & transport for off-shore petroleum platforms.
See also: Boothville-Venice, Louisiana