Bayou Goula Louisiana Map

About Bayou Goula, Louisiana

Bayou Goula is a locality in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 514. The population density is 81.2 people per km². Bayou Goula is located at 30.2170°N, 91.1809°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70788.

Bayou Goula occupies a low, fertile stretch of land defined by the persistent, sluggish path of Bayou Tigre as it winds through the humid inland terrain. It lies 9.5 miles south of Gardere, LA (from Gardere, LA: bearing 190°T), and is situated 5.3 miles southwest of St. Gabriel. The landscape here is defined by broad, flat expanses of agricultural fields that catch the heavy, golden quality of late afternoon light, turning the horizon into a shimmer of dust and heat. Cypress trees stand as dark, watchful sentinels along the edges of the wetlands, their roots submerged in the cooling earth that remains damp long after the rains have passed. While Lake Verret lies eighteen miles away, the immediate environment is dominated by the quiet, terrestrial rhythm of inland moisture and the dense, green reach of thickets that thrive in the absence of any bracing breeze.

History permeates the soil of Bayou Goula, where the legacy of expansive plantations and the deep, layered cultural traditions of the region persist in the quiet architecture of the surroundings. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the land, with sugarcane fields stretching toward the horizon, marking the passage of seasons through the cycle of planting and harvest. Five miles distant, the Lsu Research Station serves as a quiet center of observation, reflecting the town’s enduring reliance on the natural sciences to sustain its agricultural heritage. Life in Bayou Goula unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, where the weight of the past is felt not as a burden, but as a steadying presence in the daily labor of those who work the dark, heavy soil.

About This Bayou Goula Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bayou Goula, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.216979, -91.180871. 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 Goula includes the ZIP code (70788), telephone area code (985), county seat of Iberville Parish, and school district assignment (Iberville Parish School District).

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.