Waterproof Louisiana Map

About Waterproof, Louisiana

Waterproof is a locality in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 541. The population density is 299.7 people per km². Waterproof is located at 31.8072°N, 91.3861°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterproof is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70360, 71375.

Waterproof emerges from the low, humid expanse where the dark, sluggish coil of Bayou Black defines the horizon. It lies 5.0 miles south-southwest of Bayou Cane, LA (from Bayou Cane, LA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 5.1 miles west-southwest of Houma. The air here holds the weight of the nearby open coastline, a salt-tinged heaviness that clings to the cypress knees and the sprawling, verdant reach of the Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge. Sunlight catches the surface of Minors Canal, turning the water to a dull, metallic silver that mirrors the slow drift of clouds over the distant, flat expanse of Hatch Point. Beyond the immediate thickets, the landscape remains stubbornly level, a testament to the patient accumulation of silt and the persistent, quiet pulse of the tides that mark the edge of the world only two miles distant.

Waterproof retains a quiet, enduring character shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the long memory of the soil. While Lake Hatch remains a silent, reflective presence three miles out, the local economy continues to draw its sustenance from the surrounding fields, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of the days. The legacy of the region lives in the subtle convergence of traditions, where the influence of the coast and the inland bayous mingle in the speech and customs of those who call Waterproof home. Every dusk brings a peculiar quality of light, a bruised violet hue that settles over the marshy periphery, reminding the observer that life here is defined not by grand monuments, but by the steady, unyielding patience of the land itself.

About This Waterproof Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterproof, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.807159, -91.386146. 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 Waterproof includes the ZIP code (70360, 71375), telephone area code (985, 318), county seat of Terrebonne Parish, and school district assignment (Tensas 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.