Union Louisiana Map

About Union, Louisiana

Union is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 735. The population density is 29.7 people per km². Union is located at 30.0861°N, 90.8890°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70723.

Union asserts its presence upon the flat, alluvial plains where the Mississippi River carves a slow, deliberate path through the heavy soil. It lies 10.5 miles south of Gonzales, LA (from Gonzales, LA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Donaldsonville. The landscape surrounding Union remains defined by the weight of this water, which carries the silt of a continent past the banks in a perpetual, muted churn. To the west, the earth dips toward the Nita Crevasse, a remnant of the land’s volatile shifting, while the horizon remains unbroken by any significant rise, save for the distant, singular silhouette of Indian Mound. The air here holds a permanent, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of damp earth and the deep, green respiration of the surrounding vegetation that thrives in the absence of any true mountain shade.

Sugar cane dominates the fields that stretch away from the river, creating a vibrant, emerald geometry that marks the seasons in Union through cycles of planting and harvest. This agricultural pulse has long dictated the rhythm of local life, drawing upon a history of labor and land management that persists in the quiet, industrial hum of modern operations. Residents find leisure in the simple green expanse of Lemannville Park, a small sanctuary of grass and shade only a short distance away, while those seeking the stillness of open water look toward the distant, calm surface of Lake Verret. Life in Union moves with a heavy, deliberate gravity, reflecting a culture shaped by the constant, unseen pressure of the river’s current and the slow, relentless expansion of the growing fields.

About This Union Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.086131, -90.888951. 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 Union includes the ZIP code (70723), telephone area code (985), 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.