Welcome to La Branche ...

La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish<1>.

The location of La Branche has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Branche, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

La Branche is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: La Branche lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

La Branche is located in the (985) area code.

Communities Also Named La Branche ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named La Branche - it's located in Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Branche.

Communities near La Branche ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Branche.

• New Orleans
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <4>
• Kenner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
• Harahan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
• Westwego
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <4>
• Gramercy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gramercy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <4>
• Lutcher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
  • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <4>
• Norco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
  • Norco is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <4>
• Hahnville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnville
  • Hahnville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahnville <4>
• New Sarpy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sarpy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sarpy
  • New Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sarpy <4>
• Gypsy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
  • Gypsy is located in Saint Charles Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Branche. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Branche.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Branche. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Branche.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Branche. See our Newspapers Page for La Branche.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Branche ...

Looking for more information about La Branche? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Branche, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Branche.

Adding La Branche to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Branche in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for La Branche was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Branche.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Branche. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Charles Parish: www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/