Photo: Lane Lefort, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainLiving in Des Allemands, LA: what to set up and who to call
Des Allemands has no town government of its own, so Lafourche Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. Charles Parish School District. Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital, 9.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Des Allemands, 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 Des Allemands.
Water comes from St Charles Parish Dept of Waterworks
St Charles Parish Dept of Waterworks supplies Des Allemands: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Lafourche Water District 1 serves another 14%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 52,879 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. LA1089001.
4 home internet providers serve Des Allemands
94% of 946 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Des Allemands’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Des Allemands.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Des Allemands (63%) is in St. Charles Parish School District; parts are in Lafourche Parish School District (37%).
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
Des Allemands is unincorporated, so Lafourche 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.
Des Allemands is in ZIP code 70030
ZIP codes where Des Allemands residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Des Allemands | ZIP’s residents in Des Allemands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70030 | Des Allemands, LA | 100% | 50% |
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 Des Allemands
Who supplies Des Allemands’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
St Charles Parish Dept of Waterworks (EPA ID LA1089001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Des Allemands?
Cox Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Des Allemands?
70030. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Des Allemands in?
St. Charles Parish School District. Parts of the city are in Lafourche Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Des Allemands?
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 St Charles 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.
- 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.