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A town settled in 1867, now home to 1,408 people.
The best of Labadieville’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 15 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the outdoors, just 4 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Edward Douglass White House and St. Philomene Catholic Church and Rectory is on the National Register of Historic Places. Labadieville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Labadieville is from typical.
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Where Labadieville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Labadieville Middle School | 5–8 | 191 |
Census counts: 2,138 in 1980, 1,715 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Coastal flooding makes up 32% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Ordered by what stands out in Labadieville.
Just over a tenth of Labadieville adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Labadieville: nearly a quarter of adults smoke cigarettes, above both Louisiana’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (14%). In Labadieville, 19% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 38% get no exercise outside work.
| Labadieville | Typical Louisiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Labadieville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8.5% |
| More smokers | 23.2% | 17.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Assumption Parish school district. Labadieville’s only public school teaches 191 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labadieville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 191 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Labadieville’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 32% to coastal flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Labadieville sits above 98% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Labadieville’s median household income is recorded as $48,000. In Labadieville, the average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Louisiana town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The top destinations are Thibodaux (8%), Morgan City (7%) and St. George (6%).
| Labadieville | Typical Louisiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 9.8% | 7.9% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.4%. The share of households in Labadieville who live in a home they own is 87%. The going rate for rent in the town is $1,460 a month.
| Labadieville | Typical Louisiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,460 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 44° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Labadieville is unincorporated, so Assumption Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
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2 within 15 miles of the center of Labadieville
About 1 of every 100 Labadieville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Labadieville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located along Bayou Lafourche in the southeastern part of the state, approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of New Orleans and 13 miles (21 km) south of Donaldsonville. According to the 2020 United States census, Labadieville had a population of 1,715. The community is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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