Explore Bayou Blue, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bayou Blue, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bayou Blue.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Bayou Blue |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Lafourche Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.632482 |
| Longitude | -90.668963 |
| Population | 13,352 |
| Density | 221.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 70364, 70359 |
| Area Code | 985 |
| School District | Lafourche Parish School District |
Bayou Blue winds its way through a flat, humid landscape where the air often hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and slow-moving water. It lies 3.9 miles north-northeast of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 29°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-northeast of Bayou Cane. The nearby presence of Bayou Terrebonne, resting only three miles away, dictates the rhythm of the tides and the soft, grayish light that settles over the marshes as evening approaches. Residents of Bayou Blue look toward the distant horizon where the land yields to the open coastline, a mere three miles from their doorsteps. Five miles out, the quiet waters of Lake Fields offer a mirror to the expansive, cloud-filled sky that dominates this stretch of the low-lying plains. When the sun dips low, the horizon toward the Hatch Point basin seems to pull the heat from the ground, leaving behind a cool, salt-tinged breeze that rustles the tall grasses.
Settlement in Bayou Blue grew from the necessity of navigating the deep, dark channels that carve through the thick, fertile silt of the region. The local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land and the waterways, with agriculture and the specialized demands of the energy sector providing the primary engine for labor. Sugarcane fields stretch toward the horizon, their green blades shivering in the wind, while the rhythm of work cycles with the seasons of harvest and processing. Bayou Blue maintains a quiet industrial pulse, where the expertise of the workforce is frequently applied to the maintenance of marine vessels and the logistical challenges of a coastal environment. Generations have built their livelihoods here by reading the water and working the soil, ensuring that the legacy of earlier settlers remains visible in the steady, methodical pace of the current day.
A distinct cultural identity thrives in Bayou Blue, shaped by the confluence of Cajun and Creole influences that color the local dialect and the flavors of the kitchen. Life moves with an unforced cadence, often celebrated at Darsey Street Park where families gather to pass the afternoons under the shade of ancient trees. The community values a certain hospitality, where a stranger is met with a nod and an invitation to share a meal that likely features the fresh catch of the day. While the region is modest, its spirit is vast, reflected in the music that occasionally spills out from nearby gatherings, carrying the syncopated, driving beat of zydeco. Though no singular household name dominates the local history books, the people of Bayou Blue carry themselves with a pride that honors the quiet, persistent effort of those who came before them.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bayou Blue, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.632482, -90.668963. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Bayou Blue includes the ZIP code (70364, 70359), telephone area code (985), county seat of Lafourche Parish, and school district assignment (Lafourche Parish School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |