Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:04 am – 8:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:59 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 42°F59 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Roads 5 Ne station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsAtchafalaya National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.7 mi · 15,768 acresCat Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.1 mi · 10,817 acresPort Hudson National Cemeteryhistoric site · 19.7 miState Capitol Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 311 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201047 mi away, near Clinton, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Aug 201047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPointe Coupee Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pointe Coupee County monitors, LA
Drinking waterPointe Coupee Water Works District 1serves 10,629 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation24 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPointe Coupee General Hospital11.1 miPost officeFordoche Post Office1.8 miTown hallLivonia City Hall2.0 miPoliceLivonia Police Department2.0 miFire stationPointe Coupee Fire District 42.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR26 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY88 miInterstateI-1014 miUS highwayUS 1903.9 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT35 miCoachSaint FrancisvilleDelta Bus Lines Inc.20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70717 ZIP area.
