kids encyclopedia robot

Lettsworth, Louisiana facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Lettsworth
White Hall Plantation House
White Hall Plantation House
Lettsworth is located in Louisiana
Lettsworth
Lettsworth
Location in Louisiana
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Pointe Coupee
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 202
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70753
Area code(s) 225
GNIS feature ID 555026
FIPS code 22-43500

Lettsworth is an unincorporated community located in the northern tip of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River near its intersection with the Mississippi and Red rivers at the Old River Control Structure. As of 2005, the population is 202. The town's zip code is 70753.

Blues musician Buddy Guy was born in Lettsworth in 1936. The father of journalist Howard K. Smith was originally from Lettsworth.

On the northern end of Lettsworth, bordering the Atchafalaya River, is White Hall Plantation House, an 1840s antebellum structure designed by architect Henry Howard, and once the home of state senator Bennet Barton Simmes (1811–1888), founder of the river town of Simmesport on the opposite bank of the river.

kids search engine
Lettsworth, Louisiana Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.