Bush (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | St. Tammany Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 36 ′ N , 89 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,625 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 75.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 60.98 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 25 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70431 | ||
| Area code : | +1 985 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-11335 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 560304 | ||
Bush is a place in the northeast of St. Tammany Parish in the US state of Louisiana .
geography
Bush is south of Sun Town . The Bogue Falaya River runs between Sun and Bush and forms the islands of Coopers Island and Holdens Island here and flows into the Tchefuncte northeast of Bush .
religion
There are several churches on site, including the Methodist Bush Church , the Baptist Sharp’s Chapel Church of God , the Baptist Hebron Church , the Baptist Jerusalem Church , the Pentecostal Victory Faith Unitedpentecostal Church and the Mormon Fifthward Faithway Landmark .
education
Educational institutions include a day nursery, Fifth Ward Junior High School with 548 students and 40 teachers as a branch of the high school in Marksville, and a branch of the Christ Episcopal School in Covington . There is also a branch of the St. Tammany Parish Library.
traffic
Louisiana Highway 21 runs from the north of Sun to the southwest towards Waldheim and Covington . Highway 41 branches off from Highway 21 in Bush and heads southeast towards Talisheek . Highway 40 coming from the west crosses Highway 21 and shortly thereafter joins Highway 41. The Illinois Central Railroad runs north-south through the town. There is a runway for aircraft next to the railway line.