Fordoche Louisiana Map

About Fordoche, Louisiana

Fordoche is a locality in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 934. The population density is 160.3 people per km². Fordoche is located at 30.5960°N, 91.6165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70732.

Fordoche rests in the gentle embrace of Pointe Coupee Parish, a place where the land itself seems to hum with a quiet agrarian song. It lies 29.3 miles west-north-west of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north-west of Livonia. The terrain here is a study in fertile flatness, the soil a rich, dark loam that promises abundance. Cypress and oak trees, ancient sentinels, stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the afternoon sun like spun silver. The air, especially in the languid hours of late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening sugarcane and the distant, lowing of cattle. This is a landscape designed for patient cultivation, where the sky stretches wide and unbroken, a canvas for dramatic sunsets that paint the horizon in hues of fire and amethyst. The story of Fordoche is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy that has shaped its economy and character for generations. Sugarcane fields, a verdant sea stretching to the horizon, form the backbone of local industry, their stalks rustling with secrets whispered by the Gulf Coast breezes. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life in Fordoche, a steady, dependable beat passed down through families who have worked this land for centuries. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to soft pastels, stand testament to this enduring connection, their porches offering shade and a vantage point for observing the slow, deliberate passage of days. While modernization has touched its edges, the heart of Fordoche remains rooted in the soil, a place where the past whispers through the rustling cane and the scent of damp earth after a summer rain.

About This Fordoche Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fordoche, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.596023, -91.616502. 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 Fordoche and Pointe Coupee Parish.

Detailed location data for Fordoche includes the ZIP code (70732), telephone area code (985), county seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, and school district assignment (Pointe Coupee 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 Fordoche is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.