Good Pine Louisiana Map

About Good Pine, Louisiana

Good Pine is a locality in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 259. The population density is 130.0 people per km². Good Pine is located at 31.6932°N, 92.1621°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71342.

Good Pine anchors itself firmly within the quiet, timbered reaches of the central Louisiana landscape, where the earth holds the scent of damp pine needles and heavy, warming soil. It lies 30.2 miles north-northeast of Pineville, LA (from Pineville, LA: bearing 32°T), and is situated 1.8 miles west-northwest of Jena. The terrain here is defined by subtle shifts in elevation, a series of muted rises that eventually give way to the distant, hazy silhouette of Backbone Ridge rising against the horizon. A mile to the west, Trout Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the dense woodland, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-key persistence. During the humid transitions of the day, the air in Good Pine thickens with a golden, syrupy light that seems to slow the very movement of the shadows across the forest floor, turning the mundane act of passing through these woods into a study in stillness.

Historical currents in Good Pine remain tied to the deep-rooted legacy of the lumber industry, a trade that once dictated the pulse of every household and defined the local economy through the harvest of the surrounding yellow pines. The memory of those bustling sawmill days lingers in the wood-framed architecture and the steady, unpretentious work ethic that persists even as the modern era moves forward. Just a short distance away, the quiet grounds of #10 Recreation Park offer a place for community gathering, while the nearby depression of Sandy Hollow provides a natural drainage basin that keeps the surrounding woods lush and verdant. Residents often look toward the expansive, shallow basin of Catahoula Lake, located ten miles distant, as a defining feature of the wider region, a place where the water mirrors the vast, open skies that dominate the afternoon. Life in Good Pine operates according to the slow, measured pace of the seasons, maintaining a character shaped by the endurance of the land and the quiet resilience of those who call these woods home.

About This Good Pine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Good Pine, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.693227, -92.162079. 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 Good Pine includes the ZIP code (71342), telephone area code (318), county seat of LaSalle Parish, and school district assignment (La Salle 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.