Olive Jeanette · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lutcher, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2019 is still open for Town of Lutcher Waterworks. St. James Parish School District runs the public schools in Lutcher.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lutcher, 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 Lutcher.
Water comes from Town of Lutcher Waterworks
Town of Lutcher Waterworks supplies almost all of Lutcher. It draws surface water (EPA lists Town of Gramercy Waterworks as seller) and serves 4,781 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2019: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1093003.
4 home internet providers serve Lutcher
94% of 1,320 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 91% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 92% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lutcher’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lutcher.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lutcher is in St. James 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lutcher is in ZIP code 70071
ZIP codes where Lutcher residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lutcher | ZIP’s residents in Lutcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70071 | Lutcher, LA | 100% | 98% |
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 Lutcher
Who supplies Lutcher’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Lutcher Waterworks (EPA ID LA1093003). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Lutcher?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lutcher?
70071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lutcher in?
St. James Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Lutcher?
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 James 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.