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Wham, Louisiana

Coordinates: 32°37′35″N 91°55′24″W / 32.62639°N 91.92333°W / 32.62639; -91.92333
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Wham
Wham is located in Louisiana
Wham
Wham
Location within the state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°37′35″N 91°55′24″W / 32.62639°N 91.92333°W / 32.62639; -91.92333
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishOuachita
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID556410[1]

Wham (also Lieber) is an unincorporated community located in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States.

History

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Little is known about the early history of the community, but it is believed that people have been living in the local area since the 1840s.

The community sits on a body of water known as Wham Brake. It has served as a poplular hunting and fishing spot for outdoorsmen since the 1940s. The land is now owned and managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The Wham Brake Project was a habitat restoration project that tended to areas of natural flooding and caused an "increase [in] waterfowl forage production."[2] It was completed in 2017.

An abandoned Texaco from the 1980's sits at the intersection of LA-134 and LA-139.

References

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  1. ^ "Wham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "WHAM BREAK PROJECT". LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES FOUNDATION. LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES FOUNDATION. 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2024.