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The Bourg handbook

Living in Bourg, LA: what to set up and who to call

Bourg has no town government of its own, so Terrebonne Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Terrebonne Parish School District. Bourg has its own library, Bourg Branch, at 4405 St. Andrew Street.

Bourg has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Terrebonne Parish, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bourg’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bourg, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bourg.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Louisiana

Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bourg. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Schriever Water Treatment Service Area

Schriever Water Treatment Service Area supplies almost all of Bourg. It draws surface water and serves 116,460 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1109002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Bourg

98% of 957 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable97%1,000/35
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless83%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless82%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bourg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bourg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBourg has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bourg kids go to
PK–4Bourg Elementary SchoolTerrebonne Parish School District
5–8Lacache Middle SchoolTerrebonne Parish School District
9–12South Terrebonne High SchoolTerrebonne Parish School District

Bourg is in Terrebonne Parish School District.

A−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Bourg is unincorporated, so Terrebonne Parish is the local government.

Local governmentTerrebonne ParishBourg is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTerrebonne Parish Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Terrebonne Parish (county election office). 8026 Main St, Ste 101, Houma, LA 70360 · (985) 873-6533 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.sos.la.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bourg is in ZIP code 70343

ZIP codes where Bourg residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BourgZIP’s residents in Bourg
70343Bourg, LA100%47%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Bourg

Who supplies Bourg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Schriever Water Treatment Service Area (EPA ID LA1109002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bourg?

Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Bourg?

Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bourg?

70343. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bourg in?

Terrebonne Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Bourg?

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 Terrebonne 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.