Bayou La Batre Alabama

Bayou La Batre (IPA pronunciation: [ˈbe. ju lə ˈbætʃ. ɹi]; pronounced Bah-you luh BAT-ree) is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. Announcing the 52nd Annual
Blessing of the Fleet. At the 2000 census the population was 2,313. According to the 2005 U. S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 2,725. [1]

Bayou La Batre is considered a fishing village, due to the relaxed pace of life in the area, and as a seafood-processing harbor for fishing boats and shrimp boats. Bayou La Batre is located at 30°24′12″N,
Bayou la Batre was a popular destination for such immigrants because it. The local Chamber of Commerce describes the city as the "Seafood Capital of Alabama" for packaging seafood from hundreds of fishing boats. [1]

Bayou La Batre was featured in the movie Forrest Gump and the book upon which it is based. In April 2005, Disney Studios launched a secretly built pirate ship, the Black Pearl, out of Bayou La Batre for filming sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. [2]

On August 29, 2005, the area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, which produced the largest storm surge ever recorded in the area, reaching nearly 16 feet,[3] and pushing many shrimp boats and the cargo ship M/V Caribbean Clipper onto shore (see details below). Previously, the area was hit hard by Hurricane Carmen in 1974, which also got a mention in Forrest Gump. Margaret Catholic Church - Blessing of the Fleet - Bayou La.

Geography

Bayou La Batre is located at 30°24′12″N, 88°14′53″W (30.