Bayou L'Ourse Louisiana Map
Bayou L'Ourse, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bayou L'Ourse, Assumption Parish.
Interactive Map of Bayou L'Ourse, Louisiana
| City | Bayou L'Ourse |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Assumption Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.7174 |
| Longitude | -91.0607 |
| Population | 2,132 |
| Density | 311.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
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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About This Bayou L'Ourse Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Bayou L'Ourse, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Bayou L'Ourse is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Bayou L'Ourse is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
