Lacassine Louisiana Map

About Lacassine, Louisiana

Lacassine is a locality in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 218. The population density is 38.6 people per km². Lacassine is located at 30.2355°N, 92.9215°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70650.

Lacassine lies under a sky that seems to stretch infinitely, a vast, pale blue canvas punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds. It lies 17.7 miles east of Lake Charles, LA (from Lake Charles, LA: bearing 88°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west of Welsh. The landscape here is a study in subtle gradients, a land of low, broad horizons where the earth exhales a humid, verdant breath. Fields of rice, shimmering green under the pervasive Louisiana sun, stretch out like emerald seas, broken only by the occasional stand of cypress trees, their knees pushing resolutely from the waterlogged earth. The air itself carries a weight, thick with the scent of damp soil, wild grasses, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming cotton. Water is everywhere, not in roaring cataracts, but in the languid, meandering bayous that thread through the terrain, mirroring the sky and offering a cool, dark embrace to the reeds that line their banks. The light at dusk is a particularly tender thing, softening the edges of the world, casting long, painterly shadows that lengthen and deepen across the flatlands. The history of Lacassine is inextricably bound to the fertile soil and the abundant waterways that define its character, a legacy forged in the arduous cultivation of rice. This agricultural heartland has long drawn sustenance from the rich alluvial deposits, shaping an economy built on the bounty of the earth and the patient labor of generations. The distinctive silhouette of rice silos, like stoic sentinels, punctuate the horizon, a visible testament to this enduring industry. While the immediate vicinity might not boast grand monuments, the quiet dignity of the land itself, and the hardworking spirit of its people, are the true landmarks of Lacassine. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a gentle ebb and flow that has characterized this corner of Jefferson Davis Parish for as long as memory serves.

About This Lacassine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lacassine, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.235485, -92.921537. 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 Lacassine and Jefferson Davis Parish.

Detailed location data for Lacassine includes the ZIP code (70650), telephone area code (985), county seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, and school district assignment (Jefferson Davis 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 Lacassine is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.