Boothville-Venice is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States, which includes the unincorporated communities of Boothville, Venice, and Orchard.

[1] Boothville is the most populous and northernmost of these communities, all located along Louisiana Highway 23 on the West Bank of the Mississippi River.

Neighboring Orchard (sometimes considered part of Venice) is outside of the protection levee; it has a boat marina and buildings raised on stilts.

According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, little was left standing in either Boothville or Venice, the few buildings that survived had water up to the rooftops,[2] and the area orange groves had also been submerged.

The only building for almost 40 miles (64 km) that weathered the storm with minimal damage was Boothville-Venice High School.

It was built after Hurricanes Betsy and Camille on concrete stilts 14 feet (4.3 m) above ground to protect classrooms from storm surge, and it was designed with tall, narrow windows to lessen the risk of broken windows from flying debris.

Prior to 2005 Boothville-Venice High School served the community, but Hurricane Katrina damaged the building.