Welcome, Louisiana

Welcome is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Welcome had a population of 672. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Geography

Welcome is located at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.

Demographics

Welcome first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.

It first appeared in the 2010 census with a population of 800. In 2020, its population was 672.

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.

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