Grand Point Louisiana Map
Grand Point, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Grand Point, St. James Parish.
Interactive Map of Grand Point, Louisiana
| City | Grand Point |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. James Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.061312 |
| Longitude | -90.753426 |
| Population | 2,341 |
| Density | 233.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Grand Point, Louisiana
Grand Point is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,341. The population density is 233.8 people per km². Grand Point is located at 30.0613°N, 90.7534°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70763.
Grand Point unfolds along the languid curves of a Louisiana waterway, where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and unseen blossoms. It lies 16.3 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 269°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west-north-west of Lutcher. Cypress trees, ancient sentinels draped in Spanish moss, stand stoic at the water's edge, their gnarled roots grasping the silty banks. The landscape here is a patient, breathing thing, a low-lying realm where the sky feels vast and the land yields softly to the insistent caress of the river. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, paints the water in shifting mosaics of gold and emerald, a fleeting beauty that mirrors the ephemeral nature of the mist that often shrouds the bayous at dawn. The history of Grand Point is inextricably tied to the fertile alluvial plains it occupies, a place where sugarcane once dominated the horizon and the echoes of generations of hardworking families still linger. Its economy, once driven by the sugar plantations and the river traffic that carried their bounty, has found new currents, with a resilient spirit that embraces both tradition and innovation. While no grand monuments mark its passage, a quiet dignity pervades Grand Point, a sense of enduring connection to the land and the water that have shaped its destiny. This is a place where time seems to flow with a gentler, more deliberate cadence, marked by the slow drift of barges and the hushed conversations of neighbors under the shade of ancient oaks.
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About This Grand Point Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Grand Point, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Grand Point and St. James Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Grand Point is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Grand Point is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
