Paradis Louisiana Map

About Paradis, Louisiana

Paradis is a locality in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 552. The population density is 42.6 people per km². Paradis is located at 29.8797°N, 90.4340°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70080.

Paradis exhales the humid breath of the Louisiana lowlands, a place where the land itself seems to yield slowly to the insistent embrace of water. It lies 13.2 miles south-south-east of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 168°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-west of Luling. The horizon here is a low, unbroken line, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of cypress trees, their knees breaking the surface of shallow, brackish marshes that stretch out under a sky that often hangs heavy with the promise of rain. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant, faint tang of brine, carries the hum of unseen insects and the occasional, startling cry of a water bird. Fields, either fallow and sun-baked or lush with the vibrant green of sugarcane, lie flat and expansive, crisscrossed by a network of drainage ditches that mirror the sky's muted palette. This stretch of land, once part of the vast, untamed delta, has been shaped by centuries of both natural forces and human endeavor, its history inextricably linked to the fertile, yet demanding, soil. The local economy, still tethered to the land's bounty, revolves around the cultivation of sugarcane, its tall stalks rustling like whispers of past harvests in the warm breeze. Remnants of older ways of life can still be felt in the quiet persistence of its residents, a resilience born from living so close to the elements. While no grand monuments mark its presence, the very character of Paradis, with its broad skies and the pervasive presence of water, speaks of a deep, enduring connection to the unique environment of the Mississippi River delta.

About This Paradis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Paradis, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.879651, -90.433972. 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 Paradis and St. Charles Parish.

Detailed location data for Paradis includes the ZIP code (70080), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. Charles Parish, and school district assignment (St. Charles 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 Paradis is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.