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Garden City, Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana is located in the United States
Garden City, Louisiana
Garden City, Louisiana
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. Mary
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70540
Area code(s) 337
GNIS feature ID 560813

Garden City is an unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is on the south bank of the Bayou Teche, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Franklin and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Centerville another unincorporated community. Garden City had a post office until it closed on September 24, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 70540.

History

Garden City was founded as a company town by the Albert Hanson Lumber Company. In 1993, two former company properties were added to the National Register of Historic Places: Hanson Lumber Company Office and Hanson Lumber Company Owner's House.

Education

Garden City is served by the Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board, located in Centerville.

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