Welcome, Louisiana Explained

Welcome is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Geography

Welcome is located at 30.0594°N -90.8684°W. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.

Demographics

It first appeared in the 2010 census with a population of 800.^[2]

Welcome CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010^[3] !^[4] !% 2010!

White alone (NH)	32	style='background: #ffffe6;	27	4.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	4.02%
Black or African American alone (NH)	755	style='background: #ffffe6;	629	94.38%	style='background: #ffffe6;	93.60%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	7	style='background: #ffffe6;	1	0.88%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.15%
Asian alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	0	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	6	style='background: #ffffe6;	8	0.75%	style='background: #ffffe6;	1.19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	style='background: #ffffe6;	7	0.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	1.04%
Total	800	style='background: #ffffe6;	672	100.00%	style='background: #ffffe6;	100.00%

Notable person

• Percy A. Pierre, American electrical engineer and mathematician, was born in Welcome; he served as assistant secretary for research and regulation in the United States Department of the Army.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 20, 2022.
2. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Louisiana. U.S. Census Bureau. January 1, 2017.
3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Welcome CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Welcome CDP, Louisiana. United States Census Bureau.
5. https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/pierre.html The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences-Percy A. Pierre
6. http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/percy-pierre The History Maker-Percy A. Pierre