Vacherie, Louisiana

Vacherie
Unincorporated community
The Oak Alley Plantation house, built in 1839
Vacherie Location of Vacherie in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°00′40″N 90°43′10″W / 30.01111°N 90.71944°W / 30.01111; -90.71944
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. James
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,481
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	225

Vacherie is an unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed. On the SW side of the community used to be the 1,969 ft (600 m) WZRH/KVDU-Tower, a guyed mast noted as the tallest tower in the state of Louisiana. It fell in 2021 after being damaged by Hurricane Ida.

The best known location in the community is the Oak Alley Plantation. There are several other historic plantations in the area: Laura, Desire, St. Joseph, and Felicity. The last two were combined in 1890.

Vacherie was used as a filming location for the TV series True Detective.^[1]