Lafourche (LA): Profile

Welcome to Lafourche Parish ...

Time Zone: Lafourche Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Thibodaux is the Seat for Lafourche Parish.

Lafourche Parish was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lafourche had a population of 97,618 people. This is an increase of 1.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 96,318 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lafourche represented 2.12% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Lafourche Parish:

Golden Meadow
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Lockport
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
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Thibodaux
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux<3>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Louisiana
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

Websites specific to Lafourche Parish
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Websites for nearby parishes
- Assumption Parish
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- Jefferson Parish
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- Saint Charles Parish
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- Saint James Parish
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- Saint John the Baptist Parish
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- Terrebonne Parish
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Lafourche Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.