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History · Larose

Larose’s post office opened in 1894

More historic than 22% of U.S. towns · #106 of 161 in Louisiana. What drives it

Most of Larose was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: 17 old photos and papers, maps from 1892 on, and the census since 1950.

1894first post office
0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
17old photos & papers
2famous people
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From Larose’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Larose began

When was Larose founded?

1894

The Larose post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 1,286 in 19502020 census: 6,763132 years

How historic is Larose?

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More historic than 22% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Larose post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Larose’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Larose is more historic than 22% of U.S. towns, #106 of 161 in Louisiana. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Larose’s overall grade.
Founding era1894, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19406.5% of homes (±7.1) · typical LA town 3.4% · U.S. 8.4%C+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical LA town 3.8 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 22%
NewerOlder
Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (161)Ahead of 34%

Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Larose’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (21% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.1 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Larose’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1998. Watch Larose change.A town in old photos17 old photos, postcards and papers, 1968–1998.
★ What stands out · On the map

Larose on the map, 1892 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Larose. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Larose on the 1892 USGS mapLarose on the 1939 USGS mapLarose on the 1941 USGS mapLarose on the 1963 USGS mapLarose on the 1979 USGS mapLarose on the 1998 USGS map1892Cut-Off sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Larose.

By decade

Larose, decade by decade

4 decades in the archive, from the 1960s to the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1960s14 items
VIEW SOUTHWEST FROM CORNER OF EAST MAIN AND SHELL STREETS, LOOKING TOWARD BUILDINGS BEHIND WHICH M-V 'FOX' LIES. SEE FI…1968VIEW SOUTHWEST FROM CORNER OF EAST MAIN AND SHELL STR…MapPORT SIDE PROFILE OF VESSEL REMAINS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafourche, Larose, L…1968PORT SIDE PROFILE OF VESSEL REMAINS - Motorized Saili…REMAINS OF M-V 'FOX' AS SEEN FROM THE WEST, SHOWING CABINS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBay…1968REMAINS OF M-V 'FOX' AS SEEN FROM THE WEST, SHOWING C…VIEW NORTHEAST AT NORTHERN BANK OF BAYOU LAFOURCHE; M-V 'FOX' LIES UNDER TREES AT CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPH - Motorized Sail…1968VIEW NORTHEAST AT NORTHERN BANK OF BAYOU LAFOURCHE; M…VIEW OF PORT QUARTER (STERN) OF VESSEL REMAINS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafourche…1968VIEW OF PORT QUARTER (STERN) OF VESSEL REMAINS - Moto…VIEW, LOOKING EAST, SHOWING CLOSEUP OF ORIGINAL RIBS OF THE VESSEL NEXT TO THE MORE MASSIVE NEW' RIBS - Motorized Saili…1968VIEW, LOOKING EAST, SHOWING CLOSEUP OF ORIGINAL RIBS …VIEW, LOOKING EAST-SOUTHEAST, SHOWING INTERIOR OF MAIN CABIN - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofB…1968VIEW, LOOKING EAST-SOUTHEAST, SHOWING INTERIOR OF MAI…VIEW, LOOKING NORTHEAST, SHOWING RIGGING STORAGE SHED, TOP MAST SECTIONS AND THROATED BOOM - Motorized Sailing Vessel "…1968VIEW, LOOKING NORTHEAST, SHOWING RIGGING STORAGE SHED…VIEW, LOOKING NORTHWEST, SHOWING BOW AND HULL PLANKING DETAILS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank o…1968VIEW, LOOKING NORTHWEST, SHOWING BOW AND HULL PLANKIN…VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING CLOSEUP OF RUDDER ASSEMBLY - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou …1968VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING CLOSEUP OF RUDDER ASSEMB…VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING PROFILE OF THE REGAL GASOLINE ENGINE - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Ban…1968VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING PROFILE OF THE REGAL GAS…VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING STERN - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafourche, Larose…1968VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING STERN - Motorized Sa…VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING STERN AND AFT DECK - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafo…1968VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST, SHOWING STERN AND AFT DECK -…VIEW, LOOKING WEST-SOUTHWEST, REAR OF MAIN CABIN, SHOWING INTERIOR FINISH DETAILS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Bea…1968VIEW, LOOKING WEST-SOUTHWEST, REAR OF MAIN CABIN, SHO…
1970s–1990s3 items
TANK BATTERY BELONGING TO EMERALD OIL COMPANY1972TANK BATTERY BELONGING TO EMERALD OIL COMPANYVIEW OF VESSEL FROM PORT BON, SHOWING REMAINS OF MAIN CABIN. AFT CABIN STILL STANDS ON STERN IN BACKGROUND - Motorized …1984VIEW OF VESSEL FROM PORT BON, SHOWING REMAINS OF MAIN…Larose Louisiana aerial view1998Larose Louisiana aerial view
Today1 recent
LAMap-doton-Larose2004LAMap-doton-Larose
The story so far

Larose, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Larose yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Larose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,763 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 7,400 to 6,763 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Larose, 1892 to 1998

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1894Post officeThe Larose post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1946Born hereBob Brunet is born here
  6. 1961Born hereEd Orgeron is born here
  7. 1968In the archiveVIEW SOUTHWEST FROM CORNER OF EAST MAIN AND SHELL STREETS, LOOKING TOWARD BUILDINGS BEHIN…
  8. 1972In the archiveTANK BATTERY BELONGING TO EMERALD OIL COMPANY
  9. 1984In the archiveVIEW OF VESSEL FROM PORT BON, SHOWING REMAINS OF MAIN CABIN. AFT CABIN STILL STANDS ON ST…
  10. 1998In the archiveLarose Louisiana aerial view
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

PORT SIDE PROFILE OF VESSEL REMAINS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafourche, Larose, L…
Retake this viewPORT SIDE PROFILE OF VESSEL REMAINS - Motorized Sailing Vessel "Fox", Beached on East Bank ofBayou Lafourche, Larose, L…, 1968

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Larose’s page.

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People over time

Larose, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,0001960198020002020Peak: 7,400

Between 1,286 and 7,400 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Larose’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Larose

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Bob BrunetAmerican football player · b. 1946
Ed OrgeronAmerican football player and coach · b. 1961
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Larose’s post office has been open since 1894.

Gone or out of use
Ledet Airfieldairport
1cemetery inside Larose
New Mount Zion Baptist

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Larose’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
4 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPORT SIDE PROFILE OF VESSEL REMAINS - M…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Larose’s history

What year was Larose founded?

The Larose post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Larose rank for history?

Larose is more historic than 22% of U.S. towns, #106 of 161 in Louisiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Larose?

7% of Larose’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.1 points), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1983.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.