Mer Rouge Louisiana Map
Mer Rouge, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish.
Interactive Map of Mer Rouge, Louisiana
| City | Mer Rouge |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Morehouse Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.775135 |
| Longitude | -91.792626 |
| Population | 437 |
| Density | 210.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Mer Rouge, Louisiana
Mer Rouge is a locality in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 437. The population density is 210.4 people per km². Mer Rouge is located at 32.7751°N, 91.7926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71261.
Mer Rouge lies in the gently rolling heart of Morehouse Parish, a place where the land seems to exhale a quiet, humid breath. It lies 26.4 miles north-east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-north-east of Bastrop. The landscape here is a testament to the deep, fertile soils of the Mississippi Delta’s western fringe, a mosaic of emerald fields stretching towards horizons softened by the humid Louisiana air. Live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, punctuate the cultivated expanses, offering shade that pools in deep, cool pockets. As the sun begins its descent, it bleeds across the sky in hues of rose and gold, imbuing the very name of Mer Rouge – Red Water – with a palpable, almost melancholic beauty, hinting at the slow, rich rivers and bayous that thread through this verdant country. The history of Mer Rouge is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a legacy shaped by the ebb and flow of agricultural economies. For generations, cotton and, more recently, soybeans and corn have been the lifeblood of this locality, their planting and harvest dictating the rhythms of daily life. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops, a perfume unique to this part of Louisiana. While grand estates are few, the sturdy, unpretentious homes of farmers and generations of families speak of resilience and a deep connection to the soil, a quiet dignity that has weathered the changing tides of industry and agriculture, leaving Mer Rouge with a character as enduring as the ancient trees that stand sentinel over its fields.
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About This Mer Rouge Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Mer Rouge, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Mer Rouge and Morehouse Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Mer Rouge is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Mer Rouge is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
