Laplace Louisiana Map

About Laplace, Louisiana

Laplace is a locality in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of 28,343. The population density is 526.3 people per km². Laplace is located at 30.0666°N, 90.4801°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70068.

Laplace lies under a sky that often spills a thick, humid warmth, a place where the air itself feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and distant sugar cane. It lies 15.1 miles west-north-west of Kenner, LA (from Kenner, LA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-north-east of Reserve. The landscape here is a study in the subtle flatness of the delta, broken by the serpentine grace of bayous and the straight, purposeful lines of drainage canals. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like aged beards, stand sentinel over low-lying fields that stretch toward horizons softened by the persistent haze. The very character of Laplace is one of patient endurance, a quiet acceptance of the slow, relentless processes of water and earth, where the sun, when it breaks through, casts a brilliant, almost liquid light on everything it touches. This is a land shaped by the Mississippi River, its history interwoven with the ebb and flow of its mighty waters and the rich alluvial soil it deposited over millennia. For generations, the economy of Laplace has been tied to the bounty of the land, with sugar cane plantations once dominating the scenery and their legacy still subtly present in the landscape and the enduring agricultural spirit. More recently, the petrochemical industry has brought a different kind of industrial hum to the region, its pipelines and facilities a modern counterpoint to the ancient waterways. Yet, the heart of Laplace remains connected to its roots, a place where fishing boats still ply the local waterways and the traditions of Cajun culture lend a unique flavor to daily life, a rhythm punctuated by the occasional call of a distant train whistle.

About This Laplace Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laplace, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.066591, -90.480085. 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 Laplace and St. John the Baptist Parish.

Detailed location data for Laplace includes the ZIP code (70068), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. John the Baptist Parish, and school district assignment (St. John the Baptist 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 Laplace is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.