Living in Pleasure Bend, LA: what to set up and who to call
Pleasure Bend has no town government of its own, so St. John the Baptist Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend St. John the Baptist Parish School District. The nearest library is St. James Parish Library, 9.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pleasure Bend, 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 Pleasure Bend.
Water comes from Pleasure Bend Water Supply
Pleasure Bend Water Supply supplies Pleasure Bend: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists St James Water District 2 as seller) and serves 528 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. LA1095006.
4 home internet providers serve Pleasure Bend
99% of 176 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REV | Cable | 99% | 1,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL | 5% | 25/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pleasure Bend’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pleasure Bend.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pleasure Bend is in St. John the Baptist Parish School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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
Pleasure Bend is unincorporated, so St. John the Baptist Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Pleasure Bend is in ZIP code 70090
ZIP codes where Pleasure Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pleasure Bend | ZIP’s residents in Pleasure Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70090 | Vacherie, LA | 100% | 3% |
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 Pleasure Bend
Who supplies Pleasure Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pleasure Bend Water Supply (EPA ID LA1095006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Pleasure Bend?
REV, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pleasure Bend?
70090. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pleasure Bend in?
St. John the Baptist Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Pleasure Bend?
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 John the Baptist 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.