South Vacherie Louisiana Map

About South Vacherie, Louisiana

South Vacherie is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,388. The population density is 257.4 people per km². South Vacherie is located at 29.9402°N, 90.6877°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70090.

South Vacherie emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the coastal plain as a landscape defined by the heavy, emerald weight of sugarcane fields that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 11.7 miles northeast of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-northeast of Chackbay. The air here holds a permanent, damp stillness, carrying the scent of salt from the distant coastal reach and the thick, organic musk of the earth. Beyond the rows of cane, the land dips toward the dark, sluggish arteries of the region, where the water of Bayou Chevreuil moves with a gravity that seems to pull the very light from the sky. To the north, the expanse of Lac des Allemands reflects the bruised purples and golds of a dying sun, while the distant, low-lying ground of Miller Point anchors the view in a quiet, sediment-heavy permanence.

South Vacherie maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons of the soil and the slow encroachment of the tides, a place where the history of labor is etched into the very furrows of the fields. Economic life remains tethered to the harvest, drawing its vitality from the same black silt that has sustained the local character for generations. Residents find a rare, open respite at South Vacherie Park, a sliver of green space that serves as a communal anchor amidst the expansive, working terrain. Though the shadows of Willow Island and the distant shimmer of Baie a Carlin define the wider geography, the daily pulse of the locality is found in the steady, unadorned work of those who cultivate this low, water-bound country.

About This South Vacherie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Vacherie, Louisiana. Coordinates: 29.940238, -90.687698. 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 South Vacherie includes the ZIP code (70090), telephone area code (504), county seat of St. James Parish, and school district assignment (St. James 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.