Delacroix Louisiana Map

About Delacroix, Louisiana

Delacroix is a locality in St. Martin 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 rests upon a flat, expansive reach of inland prairie where the horizon stretches thin and pale against a heavy, humid sky. It lies 6.3 miles north-northwest of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east of Youngsville. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of moisture through the soil and the persistent growth of tall, wind-brushed grasses that bow in unison under the afternoon heat. Only a mile away, the Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed offers a stark, geological reminder of the shifting earth, its cracked surface holding the memory of water long since evaporated. Two miles to the west, the sluggish, dark ribbon of Bayou Teche winds through the fields, carving a quiet path that dictates the drainage and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the surrounding terrain.

Delacroix maintains a quiet existence rooted in the labor of the land, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of agriculture and the cultivation of the fertile, dark earth. Over generations, the patterns of life have been shaped by the presence of Lake Peigneur, located nine miles distant, which exerts a subtle influence on the regional climate and the moisture that sustains the crops. The history of Delacroix is etched into the way the light catches the fields at dusk, turning the rows of vegetation into a shimmering, monochromatic landscape that seems to suspend time itself. Residents here exist in a deliberate, unhurried state, moving with a familiarity born of long tenure on this specific patch of ground, where the weight of the past is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring, steady work of the present day.

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. Martin 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.