Supple's, J., Sons Mercantile Company, Ltd. · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bayou Goula, LA: what to set up and who to call
Bayou Goula has no town government of its own, so Iberville Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Iberville Parish School District. Tap water in most of Bayou Goula comes from Intracoastal Water System East, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bayou Goula, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Bayou Goula.
Power comes from Pointe Coupee Elec Member
Pointe Coupee Elec Member (Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bayou Goula. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $178 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Intracoastal Water System East
Intracoastal Water System East supplies Bayou Goula: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Intracoastal Water System West as seller) and serves 2,940 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 54% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1047030.
4 home internet providers serve Bayou Goula
89% of 192 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 85% | 2,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bayou Goula’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bayou Goula.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bayou Goula is in Iberville Parish School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bayou Goula is unincorporated, so Iberville Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bayou Goula is in ZIP code 70788
ZIP codes where Bayou Goula residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bayou Goula | ZIP’s residents in Bayou Goula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70788 | White Castle, LA | 100% | 14% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Bayou Goula
Who supplies Bayou Goula’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Intracoastal Water System East (EPA ID LA1047030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bayou Goula?
Pointe Coupee Elec Member (Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bayou Goula?
Cox Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bayou Goula?
70788. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bayou Goula in?
Iberville Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Bayou Goula?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Iberville Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.