Crescent Louisiana Map

About Crescent, Louisiana

Crescent is a locality in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 376. The population density is 259.8 people per km². Crescent is located at 30.2477°N, 91.2873°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70764.

Crescent sits quiet, a low-lying expanse where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and distant jasmine. It lies 16.1 miles south-south-west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 209°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south of Addis. The land here is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a landscape that seems to absorb the sky rather than reflect it, the horizon a soft, hazy line. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, spread their limbs like weary sentinels, their Spanish moss a trailing veil against the perpetually green backdrop. The occasional weathered cypress, its roots gnawed by the slow, persistent work of water, stands as a stoic marker in the shallow, reedy ditches that crisscross the fields. Life in Crescent moves with the languid grace of the slow-moving bayous that thread through the parish, a rhythm dictated less by clocks and more by the sun’s arc and the persistent hum of unseen insects. This is a place where the echoes of sugarcane plantations still linger, though the grand houses have long since surrendered to time and the elements. The economy, once tethered to the rich, dark soil, now finds its footing in a more varied agriculture, with rice and soybeans sharing the land with the enduring legacy of sugar. The air, especially as dusk settles and the light turns a syrupy gold, carries a palpable sense of history, a quiet testament to generations who have coaxed a living from this fertile, often challenging terrain. It's a history not shouted from rooftops, but whispered in the creak of a porch swing, in the slow drawl of conversation, in the enduring spirit of a community that understands the deep, abiding connection to the land.

About This Crescent Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crescent, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.247696, -91.287331. 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 Crescent and Iberville Parish.

Detailed location data for Crescent includes the ZIP code (70360), telephone area code (985), county seat of Iberville Parish, and school district assignment (Iberville Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Crescent is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.