Catahoula Louisiana Map

About Catahoula, Louisiana

Catahoula is a locality in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 988. The population density is 124.6 people per km². Catahoula is located at 30.2120°N, 91.7196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70582.

Catahoula remains defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Catahoula Coulee as it carves a path through the flat, heavy earth of the region. It lies 15.8 miles east-northeast of Broussard, LA (from Broussard, LA: bearing 73°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of St. Martinville. The landscape here is a study in persistence, where the horizon stretches wide and low across open plains that hold the humidity like a damp woolen blanket. Catahoula Lake acts as the silent anchor of the terrain, its basin gathering the silver light of dawn and reflecting the deep, bruised purples of a gathering thunderstorm. Five miles away, the protected expanse of the Division Of State Lands offers a quiet sanctuary of tall grasses and scrub, while seven miles distant, the subtle depression of the Cypremort Crevasse marks the ancient, shifting memory of the soil. The quality of light in the late afternoon is thick and golden, catching the dust motes that dance above the fields and turning the very air into something that feels substantial, heavy with the scent of damp loam and cooling vegetation.

Catahoula carries the weight of a long agricultural lineage, its character forged in the cycles of harvest and the patient labor of those who work the inland dirt. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of the land, with rice and sugarcane fields dominating the view, their emerald stalks turning to a tawny bronze under the relentless sun. History here is kept in the quiet habits of the residents and the weathered wood of structures that have stood against the humidity for generations. Life moves with a gravity that favors the slow conversation on a porch over the frantic pace of distant centers, and the culture reflects a blending of traditions that have settled into the marrow of the place. It is a world where time is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual change in the color of the grasses and the seasonal migration of birds across the stillness of the lake.

About This Catahoula Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Catahoula, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.211999, -91.719555. 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 Catahoula includes the ZIP code (70582), telephone area code (985), county seat of St. Martin Parish, and school district assignment (St. Martin 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.