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The Paulina handbook

Living in Paulina, LA: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2019 is still open for Town of Lutcher Waterworks, which supplies Paulina. Paulina has no town government of its own, so St. James Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. James Parish School District.

Paulina has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in St. James Parish, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Paulina’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Paulina, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Paulina.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Town of Lutcher Waterworks

Town of Lutcher Waterworks supplies Paulina: about 44% of residents live in its service area. St James Water District 2 serves another 7%. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Paulina

100% of 656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
REVCable, Fiber100%1,000/100
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless47%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless52%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Paulina’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Paulina.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePaulina has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Paulina kids go to
PK–3Paulina Elementary SchoolSt. James Parish School District
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Paulina 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Paulina is unincorporated, so St. James Parish is the local government.

Local governmentSt. James ParishPaulina is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSt James Parish Registrar of VotersElections here are run by St. James Parish (county election office). P.O. Box 179, Convent, LA 70723-0179 · (225) 562-2330 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.sos.la.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Paulina is in ZIP code 70763

ZIP codes where Paulina residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PaulinaZIP’s residents in Paulina
70763Paulina, LA100%43%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Paulina

Who supplies Paulina’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 Paulina?

REV, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Paulina?

70763. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Paulina in?

St. James Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Paulina?

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.