Pointe Coupee Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,758. The parish seat is New Roads.
Galliano is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of 2020, its population was 7,100. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Morganza is an incorporated village near the Mississippi River in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 610 at the 2010 census, down from 659 in 2000. As of 2020 the population was 525. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village's zip code is 70759. The Morganza Spillway, a flood control structure between the Mississippi River and the Atchafalaya Basin, is located nearby.
New Roads is a small town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The center of population of Louisiana was located in New Roads in 2000. The population was 4,831 at the 2010 census, down from 4,966 in 2000. In the 2020 census the population was 4,549, while at the beginning year of 2023 the census showed a population of 4,205 and expects to be under 4,000 by the years end. The city's ZIP code is 70760. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ventress is a census-designated place located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the northeastern end of the False River. The population of the area is approximately 1,100. It is home to the Hunter Fabre Post 248 American Legion Hall on Legion Road. The zip code is 70783.
Lottie is an unincorporated community located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana United States, along U.S. Highway 190 near its intersection with Louisiana Highway 81. The population is 450. The zip code in this town is 70756.
Lakeland, is a village in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana United States. The area is home to several plantation houses such as Alma and Poydras Plantations.
Innis is an unincorporated community in upper Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the home of the now defunct Innis High School. Historic St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is located nearby. This community's zip code is 70747.
Jarreau is an unincorporated community in the 7th Ward of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Jarreau is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, and is a part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. The community is located on the banks of False River. It is situated on the southern end of this ox-bow lake, in an area known as "The Island". The community is served by Louisiana Highway 413, known locally as Island Road. The Jarreau Post Office is located on Boulevard D' Isle. Several local businesses were featured in scenes in the Billy Bob Thornton film "The Badge" (2002). The area is also known for fishing and boating with the main publicly accessible boat launch on the southern end of False River being located here.
Oscar is an unincorporated community located in the southeastern portion of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located primarily along Louisiana Highway 1 on the southern end of False River. This community was formerly home to the Oxbow restaurant and Bonaventure's Landing.
Rougon High School was a school located at 13258 Louisiana Highway 416 in the town of Rougon, Louisiana. The school's mascot was the Devils. The school was built in 1940 on land donated by the Rougon family. It was originally called Rougon Graded School, and was partly formed from the students of the old Bueche School located in Jarreau, Louisiana. It was a high school in the Pointe Coupee Parish Public School system until after the 1990–91 school year, when the high school was closed down as part of a plan to combine all parish public schools into the newly formed Pointe Coupee Central High School. The school had been somewhat of a powerhouse in track & field in the 1970s and 1980s. The school won LHSAA state championships in track and field in Class C in 1975, 1976, and 1977. It won Class B state championships in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. The old Rougon High School building, which was built in 1940, is currently the home to Rougon Elementary and Jr High School.
Upper Pointe Coupee High School was a public school located in the community of Batchelor in unincorporated Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was a part of the Pointe Coupee Parish School Board.
Pointe Coupee Central High School was a public high school located in the Labarre area of unincorporated Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States, on Louisiana Highway 1.
Chenal is an unincorporated community located in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The word "chenal" is the French word for "channel". The community's name is derived from a body of water located just south of it. This body of water, known as "the Chenal" or "le chenal", is a remnant of the Old Mississippi River channel that once flowed through the area. This channel as well as nearby False River were once parts of the main channel of the Mississippi.
Mix is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the home of the Parlange Plantation House, a National Historic Landmark. It is located along Louisiana Highway 1, south of New Roads.
Point Coupee is the name of an unincorporated community located in Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the home of St. Francis Chapel and is located along Louisiana Highway 420, north of New Roads.
Pointe Coupee Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Batchelor is an unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Louisiana highways 1 and 419 near the south bank of the Mississippi River, and runs north-northwest up from the village of Morganza. Batchelor has a post office with ZIP code 70715, which opened on July 26, 1902. Down in the rural area of Batchelor is Raccourci Old River and Oxbow Lake in the Mississippi River System. The communities in this area learn at a early age how too live off the land, and water.
Torbert, Louisiana is a community located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was first settled chiefly by Italian immigrants in the early 1900s.
