Center Point, 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 Center Point, Avoyelles Parish.
| City | Center Point |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Avoyelles Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.24824 |
| Longitude | -92.209852 |
| Population | 580 |
| Density | 52.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Center Point is a locality in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 580. The population density is 52.7 people per km². Center Point is located at 31.2482°N, 92.2099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71323.
Center Point lies in a low-lying expanse where the earth seems to exhale a humid, verdant breath. It lies 14.6 miles east-south-east of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 107°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-south-west of Deville. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, a gently rolling terrain crisscrossed by shallow bayous and drainage ditches, their still waters reflecting the immense, often overcast sky. Ancient live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like spectral beards, anchor the fields, their gnarled branches reaching out as if to embrace the slow passage of time. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and ripening sugarcane, carries the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, drowsy pulse that underscores the quietude of this place. The history of Center Point is as deeply rooted as the cypress knees that emerge from the marshy edges of its waterways. This is a land shaped by generations of farmers, their livelihoods tied to the fertile soil that has yielded cotton and, more recently, sugarcane, a crop that still defines the local economy, its tall stalks a shimmering sea under the Louisiana sun. The echoes of past lives are palpable, a quiet testament to the resilience of those who coaxed a living from this land. While not a place of grand monuments, Center Point possesses a distinct character, a slow unfurling of days where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace, and the simple act of watching the sun dip below the horizon, painting the sky in bruised purples and oranges, feels like a significant event.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Center Point, 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 Center Point and Avoyelles Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Center Point 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 Center Point 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. |