Photo: Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University · CC BY 2.0Living in Chauvin, LA: what to set up and who to call
Chauvin has no town government of its own, so Terrebonne Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Terrebonne Parish School District. Leonard J Chabert Medical Center, 10.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chauvin, 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 Chauvin.
Power comes from Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chauvin. 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 Schriever Water Treatment Service Area
Schriever Water Treatment Service Area supplies almost all of Chauvin. 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.
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.
4 home internet providers serve Chauvin
99% of 1,033 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chauvin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chauvin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chauvin 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Chauvin is unincorporated, so Terrebonne Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Chauvin is in ZIP code 70344
ZIP codes where Chauvin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chauvin | ZIP’s residents in Chauvin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70344 | Chauvin, LA | 100% | 49% |
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 Chauvin
Who supplies Chauvin’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 Chauvin?
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chauvin?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chauvin?
70344. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chauvin in?
Terrebonne Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Chauvin?
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.