Living in Mathews, LA: what to set up and who to call
Mathews has no town government of its own, so Lafourche Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lafourche Parish School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Lockport Branch, 3.0 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mathews, 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 Mathews.
Power comes from Entergy Louisiana
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mathews. 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 Lafourche Water District 1
Lafourche Water District 1 supplies almost all of Mathews. It draws surface water (EPA lists Schriever Water Treatment Service Area as seller) and serves 81,609 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. LA1057001.
5 home internet providers serve Mathews
99% of 913 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REV | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 75% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 17% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mathews’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mathews.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mathews is in Lafourche 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
Mathews is unincorporated, so Lafourche Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Mathews spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mathews residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mathews | ZIP’s residents in Mathews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70394 | Raceland, LA | 95% | 16% |
| 70375 | Mathews, LA | 5% | 57% |
A few homes fall in 70374.
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 Mathews
Who supplies Mathews’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lafourche Water District 1 (EPA ID LA1057001). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mathews?
Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mathews?
REV, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mathews?
70394 (95%), 70375 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mathews in?
Lafourche Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Mathews?
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 Lafourche 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.