Bayou L'Ourse Louisiana Map

About Bayou L'Ourse, Louisiana

Bayou L'Ourse is a locality in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,132. The population density is 311.4 people per km². Bayou L'Ourse is located at 29.7174°N, 91.0607°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70380.

Bayou L'Ourse exhales a breath of humid air, thick with the scent of marsh grass and distant diesel. It lies 22.1 miles west-north-west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Morgan City. The land here unfolds in a low, flat expanse, a watery tapestry threaded with serpentine bayous and shimmering canals that mirror the bruised, expansive sky. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, rise from the murky depths, their roots anchoring them to a soil that feels perpetually damp. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy cloud cover, paints the reeds in strokes of molten gold, a fleeting beauty that hangs suspended in the stillness. The water, a deep, opaque brown, moves with a slow, deliberate pulse, carrying whispers of the Gulf not far to the south. The history of Bayou L'Ourse is inextricably linked to the industrious spirit that has always found purchase in this fertile, yet challenging, terrain. Generations have coaxed sustenance from these waters and the surrounding earth, with sugarcane fields once dominating the landscape, their sweet scent mingling with the briny air. Today, the hum of the oil and gas industry is a more prominent sound, the pipelines a modern-day network of arteries across the wetlands. Yet, the character of Bayou L'Ourse remains one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves to a rhythm dictated by the tides and the enduring strength of its people, a steadfast presence against the ebb and flow of time.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bayou L'Ourse, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.7174, -91.0607. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bayou L'Ourse and Assumption Parish.

Detailed location data for Bayou L'Ourse includes the ZIP code (70380), telephone area code (985), county seat of Assumption Parish, and school district assignment (Assumption Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bayou L'Ourse is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.