Slaughter Louisiana Map

About Slaughter, Louisiana

Slaughter is a locality in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,035. The population density is 73.1 people per km². Slaughter is located at 30.7276°N, 91.1361°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Slaughter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70777.

Slaughter unfolds across a landscape of gentle, persistent earth where the Copper Mill Bayou carves a quiet, serpentine path through the verdant terrain. It lies 4.8 miles north of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Baker. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to press against the tall grasses and the dense thickets of timber that define the horizon. Sunlight filters through the canopy in long, amber shafts, illuminating the rich, dark soil that characterizes this inland stretch of the plains. Those seeking the open air often find their way toward Quarterhorse Drive Park, a place where the land remains largely undisturbed, save for the rhythm of the wind moving through the leaves. Far from any restless water, the ground remains firm and deep, anchoring the surroundings in a profound, terrestrial silence that feels as old as the clay itself.

Slaughter maintains a character forged by the slow, deliberate work of generations who have long tended to the surrounding fields and timberlands. The economy here remains tethered to the land’s capacity for growth, favoring the steady cultivation of crops over the frantic pace of industrial expansion. Local history is marked by the modest persistence of those who built their lives away from the major thoroughfares, creating a community where the passage of time is measured by the changing seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. While the distance to Mitchell Lake is enough to keep the water as a distant, secondary feature of the topography, the influence of the bayou and the surrounding woods remains the primary architect of the local identity. Life in Slaughter moves with a quiet gravity, focused on the immediate, tangible reality of the soil and the enduring connections of a place that values its own privacy.

About This Slaughter Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Slaughter, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.727639, -91.136122. 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 Slaughter includes the ZIP code (70777), telephone area code (985), county seat of East Feliciana Parish, and school district assignment (East Feliciana 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.