Labadieville Louisiana Map

About Labadieville, Louisiana

Labadieville is a locality in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,408. The population density is 131.4 people per km². Labadieville is located at 29.8374°N, 90.9562°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70301.

Labadieville slumbers under a sky that often hangs heavy with the humid breath of the bayou country. It lies 21.9 miles north-west of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Thibodaux. The land here is flat, a low-lying expanse where the mighty Mississippi River, a distant, unseen titan, dictates the slow, meandering paths of its tributaries and bayous. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient, gnarled knuckles, rise from the murky waters, draped in Spanish moss that sways with a spectral grace in the infrequent breeze. Fields, emerald green in the growing season and then the bleached gold of harvested sugarcane, stretch towards a horizon that seems perpetually softened by a haze. The air itself carries a thick, sweet scent, a blend of damp earth, blooming jasmine, and the faint, metallic tang of distant industry. The history of Labadieville is intimately tied to the fertile soil and the grand river that nourishes it. Founded by Jean-Baptiste Labadie in the mid-19th century, the town grew around the sugar plantations that once dominated this part of Assumption Parish. The economy, though diversified now, still carries the deep roots of agriculture, with sugarcane remaining a significant crop, its tall stalks a familiar sight against the sky. The ghosts of those grand houses and the labor that built them linger in the quiet hum of the present. Local life moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a rhythm dictated less by clocks and more by the sun’s arc and the turning of the seasons, a quiet persistence in the face of the ever-present, life-giving, and sometimes overwhelming, natural world.

About This Labadieville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Labadieville, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.837428, -90.956208. 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 Labadieville and Assumption Parish.

Detailed location data for Labadieville includes the ZIP code (70372), telephone area code (985), county seat of Assumption Parish, and school district assignment (Assumption 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 Labadieville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.