Reggio, Louisiana
Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reggio (/ˈrɛdʒioʊ/, French: [ʁɛdʒjo]), also known as Bencheque (/bɛnˈtʃɛkeɪ/, Spanish: [benˈtʃeke]), is an Isleño fishing community located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.[1] The community was established in 1783 with the settlement of Canary Islanders along Bayou Terre-aux-Boeufs.[2][3] During the last decade of the eighteenth century, Louis de Reggio purchased land from the Isleños to establish a sugarcane plantation.[4] It is perhaps the only community in the United States that bears a Guanche-language name.[3]
Reggio
Bencheque | |
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Coordinates: 29°49′53″N 89°45′16″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Bernard Parish |
MCD | Parish Governing Authority District E
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Historic colonies | Louisiana (New Spain) Louisiana (New France) |
Established | 1783 |
Named for | Louis de Reggio; Montaña y Barranco de Bencheque |
Area | |
• Total | 13.1 km2 (5.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.9 m (3 ft) |
Demonym(s) | benchecano, -na |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (Central) |
ZIP code | 70085 |
Area code | 504 |
GNIS feature ID | 1628038 |
After the American Civil War, the community greatly expanded as Isleños moved deeper into the eastern portion of the Parish to engage in fishing, trapping, hunting, and Spanish moss gathering.[2][3] During the twentieth century, forces including urbanization, modernization, improved transportation, and natural disasters among others led to the migration of Isleños away from their traditional communities.[2][3][5][6] Following the complete destruction of Hurricane Katrina, only a handful of the original families returned to rebuild.[7][8]