Laborie District is one of 10
districts
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(formerly quarters) of the
Caribbean
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island nation
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of
Saint Lucia
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. According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 7,414 people. The village of
Laborie is located about south of
Castries
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, the nation's capital.
History
The first inhabitants of the Laborie general area, migrating from South America around 1000 a.c., were probably the
Arawak
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Amerindian
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s. Laborie, a southwestern fishing village named after the French governor Baron De Laborie, was once a turtle habitat. French colonials were probably the first to settle what is now the village of Laborie, in the early 18th century.
Government
The Laborie District is an electoral constituency and has been represented since July 2021 in the
House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
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by
Alva Baptiste Parliamentary Representative for the Laborie electoral constituency. The administrative seat is the village of
Laborie.
Notable people
Prominent Laborians include the second prime minister – and first being elected to the position following independence – of St. Lucia,
Sir Allan Louisy; the 7th Prime Minister of St. Lucia,
Dr. Kenny Anthony; and the Past Governor General,
Dame Pearlette Louisy.
See also
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Districts of Saint Lucia
The island nation of Saint Lucia is divided into 10 districts (formerly called Quarters). The name ''Quarters'' or ''Quartiers'' originally came from the French period in Saint Lucia (Sainte Lucie in French). The 2001 and 2010 Census of Saint L ...
References
Quarters of Saint Lucia
Subdivisions of Saint Lucia
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