Mix, Louisiana

Mix is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the home of the Parlange Plantation House, a National Historic Landmark. It is located along Louisiana Highway 1, south of New Roads, Louisiana.

History

The community was named after Alexander Mix. Mix had been a professor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he relocated to Pointe Coupee Parish. Mix introduced cotton to the area in 1802. In 1904, Mix's grandson, Thomas Mix, became the community's first postmaster. The post office was closed after World War II.^[1]

References

↑ Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader, January 21, 2008, p. 5

Municipalities and communities of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States

Parish seat: New Roads

City	New Roads

Towns	Fordoche Livonia

Village	Morganza

CDP	Ventress

Other unincorporated communities	Bayou Latenache Batchelor Blanks Chenal Columbo Coon Dupont Frisco Glynn Innis Jacoby Jarreau LaBarre Lacour Lakeland Legonier Lettsworth Lottie McCrea Mix Oscar Point Coupee Rougon St. Dizier Torbert Valverda

Ghost towns	Alma Anchor East Krotz Springs Elliot City False River Hermitage Parlange Red River Landing Torras Waterloo

Coordinates: 30°39′28″N 91°29′06″W / 30.65778°N 91.48500°W / 30.65778; -91.48500

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