Burnside, Louisiana

Burnside is an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was founded by French and German settlers in 1726, early in the French colonial period.

The community's name is for John Burnside, an Irish American who owned The Houmas sugar plantation from 1857 until his death in 1881.

There are three local sites which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places at one time or another: The Houmas plantation, Tezcuco plantation, and St. Joseph's School,

Municipalities and communities of Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States

Parish seat: Donaldsonville

Cities	Donaldsonville Gonzales

Town	Sorrento

CDPs	Lemannville‡ Prairieville

Other unincorporated communities	Aben Acy Barmen Barton Belle Helene Bowden Brittany Bruly McCall Bullion Burnside Claybank Cofield Cornerview Darrow Duckroost Duplessis Dutchtown Galvez Geismar Hillaryville Hobart Hohen Solms Hope Villa Lake Little Prairie Marchand McCall McElroy Modeste Mount Houmas Noel Oak Grove Palo Alto Philadelphia Point St. Amant St. Elmo Smoke Bend Southwood Weber City

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes

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