Belcher Louisiana Map

About Belcher, Louisiana

Belcher is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 248. The population density is 60.8 people per km². Belcher is located at 32.7488°N, 93.8330°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Belcher is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71004.

Belcher occupies a quiet expanse of alluvial soil where the flat, fertile plains stretch toward a horizon defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Horseshoe Bayou. It lies 16.2 miles north-northwest of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 6.5 miles northwest of Benton. The light here carries a golden, heavy quality that clings to the cypress knees and thickets, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the distant silhouette of Mount Gilead. Bee Lake lies to the east, a dormant mirror reflecting the sky’s shifting temper, while the surrounding landscape remains defined by the rhythmic cycle of the seasons and the persistent, humid breath of the inland air. In the stillness of the afternoon, the moisture rises from the earth in a faint, shimmering haze, blurring the edges of the horizon and lending the fields a dreamlike, suspended texture that seems to arrest the very passage of time.

Belcher remains anchored to the land, its rhythm dictated by the demands of agriculture and the seasonal harvest that has long defined the local economy. The legacy of the region lingers in the quiet rows of crops that reach toward the Moon Lake Bed, where the soil holds the memory of decades of cultivation. While life here moves with an understated persistence, the nearby Benton Dixie League Park provides a focal point for the collective energy of the residents, serving as a social clearinghouse for families and neighbors. The character of Belcher is found in this continuity, a steadfast adherence to a way of life that honors the labor of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who work it, far from the frantic pace of larger centers.

About This Belcher Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belcher, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.748754, -93.832958. 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 Belcher includes the ZIP code (71004), telephone area code (318), county seat of Caddo Parish, and school district assignment (Caddo 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.