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 910. The population density is 144.4 people per km². Fordoche is located at 30.5960°N, 91.6165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fordoche is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70732.

Fordoche occupies a flat, verdant expanse where the heavy, humid air seems to hold the light of the afternoon in a golden, suspended stillness. It lies 26.7 miles west of Baker, LA (from Baker, LA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 13.0 miles southwest of New Roads. The landscape is defined by the deliberate pace of agricultural fields and dense, dark woodlands that thrive in the rich, alluvial soil of the region. Bayou White meanders through the periphery of this terrain, its slow, dark waters reflecting the towering canopy of cypress and oak that shade the earth. Five miles away, the quiet expanse of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary for local flora, while the distant, subtle depression of the Morganza Crevasse serves as a reminder of the land’s ancient, shifting relationship with the water that once carved these plains.

Fordoche emerged from the labor of those who cleared the thickets to plant sugarcane and rice, establishing an economy rooted firmly in the fertility of the soil. The rhythm of life here is measured by the harvest, a tradition that persists alongside the modern, quiet industry of the region. Residents often travel toward the calm surface of False River to find perspective, yet the character of the place remains anchored to the local roads and the enduring legacy of families who have worked this land for generations. There is a distinct, unhurried quality to the way the sun retreats behind the tree line, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that suggest a history written not in stone, but in the persistent, seasonal turning of the earth.

About This Fordoche Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fordoche, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.596023, -91.616502. 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 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).

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.