Lacombe, Louisiana

Lacombe, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Cane Bayou
Lacombe, Louisiana Location of Lacombe in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°18′54″N89°55′53″W / 30.31500°N 89.93139°W / 30.31500; -89.93139
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Tammany
Area [1]
• Total	27.51 sq mi (71.25 km2)
• Land	26.45 sq mi (68.50 km2)
• Water	1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,657
• Density	327.33/sq mi (126.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-40665

Lacombe is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,679 at the 2010 census, ^[2] and 8,657 in 2020. ^[3]

Geography

Lacombe is located at 30°18′54″N89°55′53″W / 30.31500°N 89.93139°W / 30.31500; -89.93139 (30.314863, -89.931462). ^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71.2 km²), of which 26.4 square miles (68.5 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.7 km²), or 3.86%, is water. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8,657		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Lacombe racial composition as of 2020 ^[3]

	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	5,483	63.34%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,755	20.27%
Native American	54	0.62%
Asian	47	0.54%
Pacific Islander	2	0.02%
Other/Mixed	671	7.75%
Hispanic or Latino	645	7.45%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,657 people, 3,456 households, and 2,260 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Lacombe is within the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools district. ^[7]

Schools that serve most of Lacombe include:

• Chahta-Ima Elementary School ^[8]
• Bayou Lacombe Middle School ^[9]
• Monteleone Junior High School ^[10]
• Lakeshore High School ^[11] - St. Tammany Parish's newest high school, opened August 2009 ^[12]

Schools that serve small sections of Lacombe:

• Woodlake Elementary School in Mandeville serves a small portion of western Lacombe ^[13]
• Mandeville Middle School near Mandeville serves a small portion of western Lacombe ^[14]
• Slidell Junior High School in Slidell serves a small portion of eastern Lacombe ^[15]
• Slidell High School in Slidell serves a small portion of eastern Lacombe ^[16]

Previously Fontainebleau High School served much of Lacombe. ^[17] Previously Mandeville High School served Lacombe.^{[ citation needed ][ when? ]}

St. Tammany Parish Library operates the Lacombe Branch. ^[18]

The main campus of Northshore Technical Community College is in Lacombe. This campus was established in January 2017. ^[19] St. Tammany Parish is within the service areas of two community colleges: NTCC, and Delgado Community College. ^[20]

Notable people

• Pete Schneider, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Lacombe resident
• Adrien Rouquette, (born in Louisiana in 1813, of French parentage; died in 1887) was a writer and a Catholic missionary among the Choctaw Native Americans.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lacombe CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 21, 2012.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lacombe CDP, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 21, 2012.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Tammany Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
8. Chahta-Ima Elementary attendance zone. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
9. Bayou Lacombe Middle attendance zone. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
10. Monteleone Junior High attendance zone. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
11. Lakeshore High School attendance zone. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
12. "Ribbon Cutting Held For Lakeshore High School". Archived from the original on August 30, 2009.
13. "Woodlake Elementary attendance boundary." St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
14. Madisonville Middle School attendance zone. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
15. Slidell Junior High School attendance zone. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
16. "Slidell High School Attendance Boundary - St. Tammany Parish Public" . Retrieved July 7, 2018.
17. Fontainebleau High School Boundary. St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. December 1, 2006. Retrieved on July 7, 2018.
18. "Lacombe Branch". St. Tammany Parish Library. Retrieved March 9, 2024. 28027 Hwy. 190 Lacombe, LA 70445
19. "Delgado's Slidell campus closing; students will have alternatives". Fox 8 News. August 25, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2021. [...]Northshore Technical Community College or Nunez Community College, starting immediately.[...]
20. "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges . Retrieved June 3, 2021.

External links

• Media related to Lacombe, Louisiana at Wikimedia Commons
• NorthshoreDeals.org