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Lafourche Crossing Louisiana Map

Explore Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana

How to Use This Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lafourche Crossing, Louisiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Louisiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lafourche Crossing.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lafourche Crossing
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Lafourche Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.7675
Longitude	-90.7697
Population	2,427
Density	222.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70301
Area Code	985
School District	Lafourche Parish School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 327° NW
Acadia Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 290° W
Peltier Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 300° NW
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.8 mi, 303° NW
Lion Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 311° NW
Lake Boeuf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 095° E
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 8.1 mi, 252° W
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 327° NW
The Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 173° S
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 166° S
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 168° S
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 172° S
Greenwood Gator Farm (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 217° SW
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 182° S · 8,780 acres
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.6 mi, 360° N
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 027° NE
Home Port (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.6 mi, 154° SE
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 063° NE
Morgan City Stadium (Stadium) — 26.4 mi, 261° W
The Rig Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 259° W
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 336° NW
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 27.1 mi, 059° NE
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 339° N
Boudreaux Canal (Viewpoint) — 27.9 mi, 161° S
Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 345° N
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 34.9 mi, 073° E
Garden of Honor (Monument) — 34.9 mi, 073° E
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 35.4 mi, 230° SW
Bayou Segnette State Park (State Park) — 36.6 mi, 078° E
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 271° W · 22k acres

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