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Welcome to Labarre ...

Labarre is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Labarre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Labarre is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Labarre: 225

Communities near Labarre ...

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

  • New Roads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint Francisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Krotz Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Maringouin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Morganza
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dupont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Labarre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Labarre.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Labarre. 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 Labarre.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Labarre ...

Looking for more information about Labarre? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Labarre, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Labarre.

Adding Labarre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Labarre 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 (so far) for Labarre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Labarre post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Labarre.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Labarre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/