Montegut Louisiana Map

About Montegut, Louisiana

Montegut is a locality in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. Montegut is located at 30.0708°N, 90.5020°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70377.

Montegut lies low and green, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and the languid breath of bayous. It lies 1.3 miles west-north-west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 282°T), and is situated 3.2 miles east-north-east of Reserve. The land here is a generous sprawl of sugarcane fields, their stalks rustling like dry whispers in the humid breeze, interspersed with patches of cypress swamp where gnarled trees stand sentinel in the murky water. Ditches, like veins, crisscross the landscape, carrying the slow, dark flow of the waterways that define this corner of Louisiana, their surfaces often broken by the silent glide of a turtle or the sudden flash of a heron’s wing. The sky overhead is a vast, often bruised canvas, particularly at dusk, when the light bleeds into shades of lavender and bruised peach, casting long, distorted shadows across the flat terrain. The history of Montegut is written in the soil and the slow passage of generations who coaxed a living from this rich, alluvial ground. For decades, the sugar industry has been the lifeblood of the region, the processing plants a constant hum in the background of daily existence, their sweet, earthy aroma drifting on the wind. This agrarian rhythm has shaped the character of Montegut, fostering a deep connection to the land and a quiet resilience in its people, who understand the caprices of flood and sun. While not a place of grand monuments, its distinctiveness lies in this persistent, unpretentious engagement with the natural world, a continuity that feels as enduring as the slow-moving waters themselves.

About This Montegut Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montegut, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.070757, -90.50203. 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 Montegut and St. John the Baptist Parish.

Detailed location data for Montegut includes the ZIP code (70068), telephone area code (504, 985), county seat of St. John the Baptist Parish, and school district assignment (Terrebonne 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 Montegut is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.