Blanchard Louisiana Map
Blanchard, 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 Blanchard, Caddo Parish.
Interactive Map of Blanchard, Louisiana
| City | Blanchard |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Caddo Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.580983 |
| Longitude | -93.892681 |
| Population | 3,437 |
| Density | 384.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Blanchard, Louisiana
Blanchard is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,437. The population density is 384.5 people per km². Blanchard is located at 32.5810°N, 93.8927°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71009.
Blanchard rests in the gentle roll of Caddo Parish, where the air carries the humid breath of the South and the sky stretches wide, a canvas for the slow march of clouds. It lies 9.2 miles west-north-west of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-west of Lakeview. The landscape here is a tapestry of scattered woodlands and open fields, a place where the verdant green of summer can feel almost overwhelming in its intensity, and the quiet hum of insects is the constant soundtrack. Roads, often lined with the deep green of pine and the rustle of oak leaves, wind their way through this terrain, leading to scattered homes and businesses that dot the countryside. The very earth seems to absorb the sunlight, radiating a soft warmth even as the day begins to fade, painting the western horizon in hues of soft orange and fading rose. The history of Blanchard is intertwined with the agricultural roots of the region, a legacy of fertile soil that once supported cotton fields and the livelihoods they sustained. While the landscape has shifted and evolved, the quiet industriousness of its people remains. The local economy, once heavily reliant on farming, now finds its footing in a mix of small businesses and the broader economic currents of the surrounding Shreveport metropolitan area, a subtle but constant connection. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist hubs, but rather a sense of a place that has found its own steady rhythm, a quiet persistence that speaks of generations who have called this patch of Louisiana home, nurturing it with their labor and their lives.
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About This Blanchard Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Blanchard, 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 Blanchard and Caddo Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Blanchard 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 Blanchard 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. |
