title: Greenlaw, Louisiana
text: # Greenlaw, Louisiana
  
  Greenlaw is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 17 miles (27.36 kilometres) N of Amite City, Louisiana.
  
  ## Name origin
  
  The community is named after a local sawmill owned by Edward Runnels Greenlaw who owned and operated the Greenlaw Lumber Company.
  
  