Wallace, Louisiana

Wallace is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.

The rural community is on the west bank of the Mississippi River and easily accessible to Interstate 10 via the Gramercy Bridge.

Because of its significance, it was selected as one of the sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.

Also a designated site on the state heritage trail, this historic complex opened to the public in 2014.

The museum includes a plantation main house, and relocated church and outbuildings.

In addition, a memorial and information commemorate the 1811 German Coast Uprising, a slave revolt that occurred in this region soon after it was acquired by the United States, during the Territory of Orleans period.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 755 people, 382 households, and 348 families residing in the CDP.