Reddell Louisiana Map

About Reddell, Louisiana

Reddell is a locality in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 904. The population density is 91.7 people per km². Reddell is located at 30.6741°N, 92.4262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70580.

Reddell sits upon the flat, expansive plains of the Louisiana interior, where the horizon stretches thin and pale under a sky that seems to press down with the weight of impending summer rain. It lies 22.7 miles west-northwest of Opelousas, LA (from Opelousas, LA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Ville Platte. The landscape is defined by the subtle depression of Prairie Mammou, a basin that holds the moisture of the seasons in its dark, fertile soil, while Beacons Gully cuts a narrow, meandering path through the brush just a short distance away. Three miles out, the quietude of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of tangled thickets and local flora, while the shimmering surface of Millers Lake reflects the shifting clouds five miles to the north. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, honeyed gold, catching the edges of the tall grasses and casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the land to the earth.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Reddell, evidenced by the rhythmic turning of the soil and the seasonal cycles of rice and sugarcane that dictate the pace of the calendar. The history of the place is etched in the slow, deliberate work of those who labor in the fields, a heritage of endurance that persists in the quiet conversations held on wide porches as the heat begins to break. There is a distinct, understated texture to the daily life here, marked by the mechanical hum of tractors and the distant, cooling breeze that stirs the leaves of the hardwoods. Though the world beyond the basin moves with a frantic, metallic urgency, Reddell maintains a stubborn, grounded stillness, holding fast to the patterns of the land that have shaped its people for generations.

About This Reddell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reddell, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.674086, -92.426244. 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 Reddell includes the ZIP code (70580), telephone area code (985), county seat of Evangeline Parish, and school district assignment (Evangeline 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.