Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:02 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min6:55 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 43°F67 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare79 days above 90°F, 13 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reserve station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksCollege Pointcape · 2.3 miBrilliant Pointcape · 3.6 miOld New Riverriver · 7.5 miSportsman Pondlake · 6.4 miWillow Islandisland · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMaurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 36,972 acresLutcher Parkpark · 6.1 miGramercy Parkpark · 6.8 miI-10 Rest Areastate recreation area · 11.8 miBlind Riverstate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 740 acresTickfaw State Parkstate park · 25.4 mi · 1,234 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 200517 mi away, near French Settlement, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Dec 200517 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. James Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighDrought Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 359 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, St. James County monitors, LA
Drinking waterSt James Water District 2serves 7,513 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2023: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint James Parish Hospital6.1 miPost officeHester Post Office1.5 miTown hallLutcher Town Hall6.3 miPoliceSaint James Parish Sheriff's Office2.5 miFire stationPaulina Grand Point Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Hester Station2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRiver Parishes Community College - Gonzales Campus13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY32 miInterstateI-108.4 miUS highwayUS 616.7 miAmtrakSchriever, LA SCH19 miCoachReserve La-44Greyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70792 ZIP area.
