Catahoula Louisiana Map
Catahoula, 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 Catahoula, St. Martin Parish.
Interactive Map of Catahoula, Louisiana
| City | Catahoula |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Martin Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.214643 |
| Longitude | -91.709002 |
| Population | 594 |
| Density | 51.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Catahoula, Louisiana
Catahoula is a locality in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 594. The population density is 51.9 people per km². Catahoula is located at 30.2146°N, 91.7090°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70582.
Catahoula lies in the low country, a place where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the sweet, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the faint, metallic tang of cypress knees. It lies 16.0 miles north-north-east of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-east of St. Martinville. The landscape here is a study in water and green, vast expanses of marshland punctuated by stands of live oak draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like ancient, gnarled fingers. Bayous, slow and dark, snake their way through the terrain, reflecting the bruised twilight sky in their slick surfaces, while the occasional alligator slides silently into the murky depths. The roads are long, straight ribbons of asphalt cutting through this watery world, bordered by fields of sugarcane that stretch to the horizon, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the perpetual breeze. The history of Catahoula is as layered as the silt deposited by the Mississippi River, a story told in the weathered cypress of old farmhouses and the quiet dignity of its people. For generations, life here has been tied to the land and its bounty, with sugarcane and rice farming forming the backbone of the local economy, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the fickle generosity of the weather. Generations of families have worked these fields, their hands stained with the rich soil, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The echoes of French colonial influence can still be heard in the cadence of speech and the names of the bayous, a subtle reminder of the long and complex past that has shaped this particular corner of Acadiana.
Latest News: Catahoula
Loading news…
World News
Loading news-world…
More World News
Loading news-world…
About This Catahoula Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Catahoula, 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 Catahoula and St. Martin Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Catahoula 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 Catahoula 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. |
