Delacroix Louisiana Map

About Delacroix, Louisiana

Delacroix is a locality in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 48. The population density is 83.9 people per km². Delacroix is located at 29.7624°N, 89.7895°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70582, 70085.

Delacroix emerges from the low, saturated horizon as a fragile outpost where the land surrenders its firmness to the encroaching reach of the tides. It lies 13.6 miles east-southeast of Belle Chasse, LA (from Belle Chasse, LA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 9.5 miles southeast of Poydras. Bayou Gentilly carves a narrow, winding path through the marsh, its dark waters holding the reflection of a sky that seems wider here than anywhere else on earth. A mile away, the surface of Lake Lery mirrors the shifting moods of the coastal light, turning from a bruised slate to a sharp, brilliant silver as the sun migrates across the wetlands. Beyond the immediate banks, the low-slung expanse of Delacroix Island separates the firm ground from the open, restless sound of the coast, creating a landscape defined by the constant, patient negotiation between the salt and the silt.

History in Delacroix clings to the shifting margins of the water, shaped by generations who learned to read the currents and the seasonal migrations of the catch. The economy remains tethered to the bounty of these brackish channels, with the daily labor of the docks serving as the steady, rhythmic heartbeat of the neighborhood. While the world beyond might seem distant, the people here maintain a quiet, intricate connection to the land, their lives marked by the same slow, inevitable cycles that dictate the rise and fall of the tides. Those seeking the reach of the wilderness often look toward the Division Of State Lands, a expanse of protected territory that preserves the wild, untamed character of this southern edge, far removed from the more settled geography of the Poydras Crevasse.

About This Delacroix Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Delacroix, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.762366, -89.789511. 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 Delacroix includes the ZIP code (70582, 70085), telephone area code (985, 504), county seat of St. Bernard Parish, and school district assignment (St. Bernard 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.