Montegut Louisiana Map

About Montegut, Louisiana

Montegut is a locality in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,465. The population density is 134.5 people per km². Montegut is located at 29.4406°N, 90.5608°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70068, 70377.

Montegut reveals itself as a low-slung expanse where the horizon dissolves into the dark, brackish veins of Bayou Terrebonne. It lies 12.9 miles southeast of Houma, LA (from Houma, LA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 3.4 miles northeast of Chauvin. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, humid breath of the coast, where the earth is less a solid foundation and more a fragile, shifting margin between the encroaching tide and the persistent marsh. Beyond the immediate banks, the Pointe Aux Chenes Wildlife Management Area stretches out in a mosaic of sawgrass and tangled thickets, its wild silence broken only by the rhythmic slap of water against the hulls of moored skiffs. When the light of dusk descends, the moisture in the air catches the fading sun, turning the sky a bruised violet and casting long, flickering shadows over the reeds that lean toward the open water.

Montegut sustains a quiet, resilient rhythm shaped by generations who have looked to the water for their livelihoods, harvesting the bounty of the bayou while navigating the constant, quiet threat of the rising sea. History lingers in the local cadence of speech and the weathered silhouettes of sheds that have faced down storms for decades, standing as humble monuments to a culture deeply tethered to the tide. While the distant Isle de Jean Charles remains a poignant reminder of the region’s vulnerability to the elements, the people of Montegut continue to organize their days around the seasonal cycles of the catch and the slow migration of birds through the nearby wetlands. Even the four-mile distance to the quiet waters of Billy Goat Bay feels significant, a reminder that in this geography, every mile of land is a hard-won victory against the pull of the Gulf.

About This Montegut Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montegut, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.440619, -90.560803. 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 Montegut includes the ZIP code (70068, 70377), telephone area code (504, 985), county seat of Terrebonne Parish, and school district assignment (Terrebonne 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.