Lebeau Louisiana Map

About Lebeau, Louisiana

Lebeau is a locality in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 126. The population density is 21.0 people per km². Lebeau is located at 30.7313°N, 91.9771°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70589.

Lebeau, Louisiana, settles into the gentle, fertile expanse of St. Landry Parish like a quiet breath. It lies 35.1 miles north of Lafayette, LA (from Lafayette, LA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-east of Washington. The land here is a broad, open canvas, painted with the deep greens of sugarcane fields that stretch to the horizon, broken only by the occasional stand of ancient oak trees, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like the beards of old storytellers. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the humid, sweet scent of ripening cane, a fragrance that clings to the very skin and whispers of the sun-drenched days. Ditches, fringed with tall, reedy grasses, follow the contours of the flat terrain, carrying the slow, dark waters that nourish this agricultural heartland. The sky above is vast, a pale blue dome that can, with the slightest shift, bloom into the dramatic purples and oranges of a Louisiana sunset, casting long, soft shadows across the fields. The history of Lebeau is deeply entwined with the cultivation of sugarcane, a crop that has shaped its economy and identity for generations. This region, part of the Acadian Coast, retains echoes of its French heritage, a subtle current beneath the surface of everyday life. The local economy, though still anchored by agriculture, has seen the quiet ebb and flow of broader economic tides, yet the resilience of the people remains. Small, family-owned farms still dot the landscape, their owners tending the fields with a practiced, almost ancestral knowledge. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions; Lebeau's distinction lies in its unadorned authenticity, in the enduring spirit of a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, and where the land itself tells the ongoing story.

About This Lebeau Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lebeau, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.731305, -91.97706. 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 Lebeau and St. Landry Parish.

Detailed location data for Lebeau includes the ZIP code (71345), telephone area code (318, 985), county seat of St. Landry Parish, and school district assignment (St. Landry 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 Lebeau is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.