Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Centerville is an unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

Centerville, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Centerville, Louisiana Centerville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°45′35″N 91°25′42″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Mary
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70522
Area code(s)	337
GNIS feature ID	560387[1]

History

Columbian Chemical Plant Explosion Hoax

The Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax involved a plant located near Centerville.[2]

Education

There is one school, Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board.[3]

Notable people

• Carl W. Bauer, Louisiana politician[4]
• Thomas G. Clausen, last elected Louisiana state education superintendent from 1984 to 1988, graduated from Centerville High School, c. 1957.[5]
• William J. Seymour, a prominent African-American religious leader in the early twentieth century.[6]

Notes

1. "Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Chen, Adrian (2015-06-02). "The Agency". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
3. "About Our School." Centerville School. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.
4. 'Carl W. Bauer, former University of Louisiana dies: Carl Bauer was retired coordinator of UL relations.' Shreveport Times (Louisiana), June 13, 2013
5. "Thomas G. Clausen, p. 18" (PDF). parlouisiana.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
6. 312 Azusa Street-William J. Seymour biography