White Kitchen, Louisiana

White Kitchen is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 190 and approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) southeast of Slidell. The West Pearl River flows past about one mile to the east and Pearlington, Mississippi is about five miles to the east.[2]

White Kitchen, Louisiana
The old sign at White Kitchen photographed in 1982.
The old sign at White Kitchen photographed in 1982.
White Kitchen, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
White Kitchen, Louisiana
White Kitchen, Louisiana
White Kitchen, Louisiana is located in the United States
White Kitchen, Louisiana
White Kitchen, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°13′41″N 89°40′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Tammany
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70435
Area code985
GNIS feature ID1628494 [1]
FIPS code22-81525

Etymology

The name of the community is derived from a local restaurant that was built in 1931.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Kitchen, Louisiana
  2. Rigolets, LA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1984 rev.)
  3. Arriollia "Bonnie" Vanney (2014). Slidell. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-1-4671-1238-3.
  4. Ron Barthet. "White Kitchen Restaurants". tammanyfamily.blogspot.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.


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