Choctaw Louisiana Map

About Choctaw, Louisiana

Choctaw is a locality in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 775. The population density is 47.9 people per km². Choctaw is located at 29.8457°N, 90.7238°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70719, 70301.

Choctaw emerges from the humid, low-lying expanse of the Louisiana interior, where the land holds the moisture of the deep soil in a heavy, verdant grip. It lies 9.6 miles west-southwest of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of Gardere. The air here thickens with the scent of damp earth and decaying foliage, lingering over a flat, sprawling horizon that stretches toward the distant, hazy line of woodland. Only a mile away, the Choctaw Basin Drainage Canal cuts a deliberate, straight path through the clay, its dark water reflecting the singular stillness of the afternoon sky. Sunlight filters through the canopy of towering oaks and thick brush, casting long, bruised shadows that move with a slow, deliberate grace across the unpaved paths and the dense, tangled undergrowth.

Choctaw maintains a quiet, agrarian pulse, defined by the persistent labor of those who work the fields and manage the surrounding plains. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the heritage of families who have cleared and cultivated this terrain for generations, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger world. Residents occasionally find respite at Alexander Park, a local space that offers a brief, manicured contrast to the wilder, unruly stretches of the outlying acreage. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the land bears the subtle, ancient marks of the Free Negro Point Crevasse, a reminder of the shifting geology that continues to shape the character of the region. Life in Choctaw settles into a steady, muted cadence, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual cooling of the air as the sun descends toward the distant, quiet trees.

About This Choctaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Choctaw, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.845682, -90.72384. 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 Choctaw includes the ZIP code (70719, 70301), telephone area code (985), county seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, and school district assignment (Lafourche 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.