Lafourche Crossing Louisiana Map

About Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana

Lafourche Crossing is a locality in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,427. The population density is 222.6 people per km². Lafourche Crossing is located at 29.7675°N, 90.7697°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70301.

Lafourche Crossing occupies a flat, verdant expanse where the slow, deliberate movement of the Bayou Lafourche dictates the rhythm of the landscape. It lies 3.7 miles east-southeast of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 121°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Bayou Cane. The earth here is thick with moisture, supporting dense clusters of cypress and hardwoods that cast long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the horizon. Eight miles to the west, the surface of Lake Boeuf holds the twilight, reflecting a sky that often turns the color of bruised plums before settling into a deep, velvet gray. Beyond the immediate banks of the bayou, the land stretches out into a quiet, open plain, interrupted only by the distant, hazy rise of Walker Point, which marks the edge of the basin. The air carries the scent of damp soil and drying vegetation, a heavy, still atmosphere that seems to suspend the afternoon in a permanent, golden suspension.

Lafourche Crossing remains defined by the legacy of the land, where the cultivation of sugarcane has long served as the primary pulse of the local economy. Generations of families have worked these alluvial soils, maintaining a way of life that values the cycle of the harvest and the quiet persistence of rural labor. While the pace of modern industry occasionally brushes against the edges of the fields, the daily routine retains a grounded, unhurried character, far removed from the frantic energy of larger urban centers. Residents often find respite in the natural quiet of Acadia Park, a three-mile journey that offers a glimpse of the region’s native flora and fauna without the intrusion of heavy machinery. In Lafourche Crossing, time is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the crop rows and the seasonal cooling that eventually settles over the water.

About This Lafourche Crossing Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.7675, -90.7697. 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 Lafourche Crossing includes the ZIP code (70301), telephone area code (985), county seat of Lafourche Parish, and school district assignment (Lafourche 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.