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Killona, Louisiana

Killona is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 724 in 2020. On December 14, 2022, the town was hit by a destructive and deadly EF2 tornado that damaged or destroyed numerous structures, killed one person, and injured eight others.

Geography

Killona is located at (29.999471, -90.487081).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (9.13%) is water.

Demographics

Killona was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.

In 2000, Killona's population was 797. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 724.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:

Places of interest

Killona is home to the following:

  • Killona Plantation — Former plantation that held enslaved Africans, after emancipation Black Americans were held there in 'peonage' until 1970s.
  • Waterford 3 — Operated by Entergy Nuclear, Waterford Nuclear Generating Station (aka Waterford 3), produces roughly 10% of power for the state of Louisiana.

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