Pleasure Bend, Louisiana Weather
Pleasure Bend, Louisiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Pleasure Bend, St. John the Baptist Parish.
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About Pleasure Bend, Louisiana
Pleasure Bend stretches along the Mississippi River's sinuous embrace, a place where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of fertile earth and distant blossoms. It lies 13.5 miles south-west of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-east of Lutcher. Cypress knees emerge like ancient knuckles from the dark, slow-moving waters, their gnarled forms a testament to the river's enduring power. Live oaks, draped in Spanish moss that sways like tattered lace, cast deep, cool shadows across the land, creating a perpetual twilight beneath their boughs. The landscape here is a lush, verdant tapestry, a mosaic of dense woodland and cultivated fields that seem to absorb the very essence of the Louisiana sun, lending a soft, luminous quality to the afternoons. The history of Pleasure Bend is inextricably linked to the mighty Mississippi, a waterway that has shaped its fortunes and its very character for generations. Originally a fertile expanse cultivated by early settlers drawn to the rich alluvial soil, the area's economy has long been rooted in agriculture, particularly sugarcane and rice, crops that thrive in this subtropical climate. Over time, the river also became a vital artery for commerce, and while larger ports have since eclipsed its role, the echoes of steamboats and barges still seem to whisper on the breeze. Local traditions, many of them born from the unique blend of French, Spanish, and African influences, continue to imbue Pleasure Bend with a distinct cultural vibrancy, a quiet pride in its heritage that is as enduring as the river itself.
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| Location | Pleasure Bend, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 29.918896°N, 90.627573°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 70090 |
| Area Code | 504 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pleasure Bend, Louisiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasure Bend, Louisiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Pleasure Bend includes coordinates 29.918896°N, 90.627573°W, situated in St. John the Baptist Parish. ZIP code 70090. Telephone area code: 504. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
