Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Belle Chasse, LA: what to set up and who to call
Belle Chasse has no town government of its own, so Plaquemines Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plaquemines Parish School District. Fiber reaches 93% of addresses in Belle Chasse.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Belle Chasse, 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 Belle Chasse.
Power comes from Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Belle Chasse. Its homes paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 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 Belle Chasse Water District
Belle Chasse Water District supplies almost all of Belle Chasse. It draws surface water (EPA lists W Jefferson Ww District 2 and New Orleans Algiers Water Works as sellers) and serves 19,644 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. LA1075001.
5 home internet providers serve Belle Chasse
98% of 3,942 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 95% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 79% | 1,000/50 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 7% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Belle Chasse’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Belle Chasse.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Belle Chasse is in Plaquemines Parish School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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
Belle Chasse is unincorporated, so Plaquemines Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Belle Chasse is in ZIP code 70037
ZIP codes where Belle Chasse residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Belle Chasse | ZIP’s residents in Belle Chasse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70037 | Belle Chasse, LA | 100% | 65% |
70093 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Belle Chasse
Who supplies Belle Chasse’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Belle Chasse Water District (EPA ID LA1075001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Belle Chasse?
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Belle Chasse?
AT&T, Sparklight, Cox Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Belle Chasse?
70037. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Belle Chasse in?
Plaquemines Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Belle Chasse?
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 Plaquemines 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.