Ruth is an

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and locality in St. Martin Parish,

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, United States. The community is located at . The village is east of Lafayette on the

Bayou Teche Bayou Teche (Louisiana French: ''Bayou Têche'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 waterway in south central Louisiana in the United States. Bayou Teche ...

and the Louisiana Highway 351.

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