Central Louisiana Map
Central, St. James Parish
Central, 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 Central, St. James Parish.
Interactive Map of Central, Louisiana
| City | Central |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. James Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.068534 |
| Longitude | -90.887318 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Central, Louisiana
Central is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. Central is located at 30.0685°N, 90.8873°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70770.0.
Central unfolds as a verdant expanse where the humid breath of the South clings to everything, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, steady rhythm. It lies 17.0 miles south-south-east of Prairieville, LA (from Prairieville, LA: bearing 163°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-south-east of Donaldsonville. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckled hands, rise from the shallow, dark waters that thread through the landscape, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like spectral beards in the perpetual breeze. The air here is thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming magnolias, a perfume that intensifies as the sun begins its descent, painting the sky in bruised purples and fiery oranges that reflect off the placid surface of the bayous. The terrain, a tapestry of marsh and low-lying woodland, whispers of a persistent moisture, a landscape shaped by the gentle, inexorable flow of water, where the calls of unseen birds punctuate the deep quiet. This corner of St. James Parish carries the deep, resonant echoes of a history intertwined with the fertile soil and the mighty Mississippi River, though Central itself lies a short distance from its grandest currents. The economy here has long been tethered to the bounty of the land and the water, with agriculture, particularly sugarcane, having been a foundational pillar, its broad fields stretching towards the horizon. While the industrial presence of larger refineries and petrochemical plants marks the broader region, Central retains a character that feels more rooted in generations of farming families and the quiet pride of local craft. You can still feel the ghosts of old plantations in the air, a subtle reminder of a complex past, and the community’s spirit is one of resilience, a quiet strength forged by seasons of sun and rain, and the enduring connection to this unique Louisiana terrain.
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About This Central Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Central, 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 Central and St. James Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Central 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 Central 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. |
