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Frenier

Ghost town · St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana

Bonnet Carre quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500)
Bonnet Carre quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1892, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frenier is a ghost town in St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana. It is one of 7 former communities in St. John the Baptist County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frenier as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.1075° N, 90.4267° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townLaplace, LA
Distance to it3.9 miles
Coordinates30.10750, -90.42667

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What's there now

Frenier is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Laplace, LA (population 28,480), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Frenier?

Frenier is in St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana, at 30.1075, -90.4267.

How many ghost towns are in St. John the Baptist County?

St. John the Baptist County, Louisiana has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.