Marchand, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in the state of Louisiana

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

 and within Ascension Parish. It is located on State Highway 75 that runs north and south on the east bank of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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. Intersecting Bowden and Whitney Roads are located near the center of the community. The area is composed mainly of farm and ranch lands located between major petrochemical

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 plants. It obtained its name because the community is located on land that once was part of the Jean Baptiste Marchand plantation.