Aloha is an unincorporated community in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

History

The community was named after the Hawaiian greeting and parting phrase aloha.[2] The name was likely inspired by the song "Aloha ʻOe".[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aloha, Louisiana
  2. ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
  3. ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 234. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.

31°35′00″N 92°46′21″W / 31.58333°N 92.77250°W / 31.58333; -92.77250


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