Midway Louisiana Map

About Midway, Louisiana

Midway is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,157. The population density is 147.3 people per km². Midway is located at 31.6756°N, 92.1466°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70538, 71006, 71071.

Midway holds a humid, low-slung stillness where the brackish scent of the Gulf of Mexico drifts inland, carried on a breeze that tastes of salt and marsh grass. It lies 17.4 miles west of Morgan City, LA (from Morgan City, LA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Franklin. The flat, alluvial expanse is defined by the dark, sluggish currents of Bayou Sale, which curls through the landscape like a vein of obsidian, carving a path through the heavy, silt-rich earth. To the north, the verdant, protected canopy of the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge creates a sanctuary of dense foliage, while the horizon is interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Crow Island suspended above the shimmering tide. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, liquid gold, catching the surface of the water so that the earth and sky seem to dissolve into a single, glowing plane of reflection.

Midway maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, governed by the seasonal cycles of the land and the slow, inexorable movement of the nearby waters. The local economy remains tethered to the fertile soil and the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico, with the rhythms of agriculture and the harvesting of the coast providing a steady, unadorned livelihood for those who remain. While the influence of the wider region lingers in the cadence of local speech and the enduring traditions of the kitchen, the daily life of Midway is defined more by the isolation of its wetlands and the proximity of Wax Lake than by the clamor of the outside world. This is a place where the history of the soil is written in the deep furrows of the fields and the persistent, encroaching presence of the bayou, ensuring that the character of the land remains as constant and heavy as the summer air.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.675565, -92.146581. 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 Midway includes the ZIP code (70538, 71006, 71071), telephone area code (318), county seat of St. Mary Parish, and school district assignment (La Salle 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.