Paulina, 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 Paulina, St. James Parish.
| City | Paulina |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. James Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 30.026313 |
| Longitude | -90.713147 |
| Population | 1,785 |
| Density | 162.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Paulina is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,785. The population density is 162.1 people per km². Paulina is located at 30.0263°N, 90.7131°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70763.
Paulina exists as a quiet breath along the Mississippi River's fertile embrace. It lies 14.2 miles west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of Reserve. The air here, thick with the scent of damp earth and distant sugarcane, hangs heavy in the humid Louisiana afternoons, broken only by the insistent hum of cicadas. Wide, flat fields stretch towards the horizon, a patchwork of emerald and gold, punctuated by the occasional stand of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like ancient, gnarled fingers. The land itself feels yielding, soft underfoot, a testament to the alluvial deposits that have shaped this place for millennia, cradling a landscape that breathes with a slow, deliberate pulse. The history of Paulina is intrinsically tied to the river that defines its existence, a lifeline for commerce and community since its earliest days. This stretch of land once echoed with the labor of sugar plantations, a legacy that continues to inform the local economy through the cultivation of sugarcane, its sweet, sticky harvest still a defining feature of the annual cycle. Beyond agriculture, a subtle vein of industry runs through Paulina, the quiet thrum of machinery a low counterpoint to the rustling cane fields. The very character of Paulina is etched by the confluence of these elements, a place where the past whispers from the weathered barns and the present hums with the steady work of its people, a resilience born from the rich, dark soil and the ever-present, powerful flow of the Mississippi.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Paulina, 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 Paulina and St. James Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Paulina 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 Paulina 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. |