Start Louisiana Map

About Start, Louisiana

Start is a locality in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 982. The population density is 107.8 people per km². Start is located at 32.4865°N, 91.8593°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 71269, 71279, 71264.

Start presents itself as a quiet intersection of flat, fertile earth where the horizon stretches wide under a heavy, humid sky. It lies 15.2 miles east of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 9.3 miles southeast of Swartz. The landscape is defined by a slow, deliberate stillness, where the drainage of the land toward Steep Bayou, a mere mile away, dictates the rhythm of the soil. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain holds a subtle depth, with the distant silhouette of Snake Ridge occasionally blurring into the haze of a late afternoon sun. To the north, the ancient depression of Swan Lakebed suggests a geography shaped by long-forgotten waters, while the proximity of the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area provides a dense, wooded refuge that anchors the local ecosystem in wild, untamed greens.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Start, drawing its vitality from the deep, alluvial dirt that has sustained generations of families who cultivate the plains. The influence of the nearby Cutoff Bayou lingers in the damp air, a reminder of the quiet, inland moisture that sustains the local timber and row-crop industries. Life in Start moves with the measured pace of a seasonal harvest, favoring the practical labor of the field over the frantic tempo of more crowded corridors. Even as the modern world encroaches, the prevailing character remains tied to the land, where the evening light turns the fields to an amber glow and the silence of the woods provides a steady, grounding presence for those who call it home.

About This Start Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Start, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.486532, -91.859294. 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 Start includes the ZIP code (71269, 71279, 71264), telephone area code (318), county seat of Richland Parish, and school district assignment (Richland 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.