Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 4 min6:02 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min6:53 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 45°F71 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare83 days above 90°F, 11 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thibodaux 4 Se station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksBaie Chevreuilbay · 1.6 miPointe aux Herbescape · 3.2 miFausse Pointecape · 3.6 miLac des Allemandslake · 4.1 miBaie Des Deux Chenesbay · 4.3 miLake Boeuflake · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Boeuf Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 801 acresAmerican Legion Parkpark · 8.5 miRaceland Recreation Parkpark · 9.0 miBayou Des Allemandsstate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 2,597 acresDavis Pond Freshwater Diversion Projectstate recreation area · 18.3 mi · 154 acresMandalay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.1 mi · 4,390 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 20 Dec 200528 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLafourche Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025246 of 365 days measured118 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 109main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lafourche County monitors, LA
Drinking waterLafourche Water District 1serves 81,609 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Saint Anne Hospital11.4 miPost officeDes Allemands Post Office8.2 miFire stationBayou Boeuf Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBayou Boeuf Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNicholls State University13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY22 miInterstateI-31012 miUS highwayUS 907.2 miAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH16 miCoachRaceland ShellGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70371 ZIP area.
