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Bayou Lacombe is one of the many waterways in Louisiana designated a scenic river. It starts up near Talisheek and is an ancient distributary of the Pearl River Basin. |
St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, 70445
Statistics & Facts
The population of Lacombe is approximately 7,518 (2000 census).
The approximate number of families is 2,637 (1990 census).
The amount of land area in Lacombe is 77.314 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 5.611 sq kilometers.
The distance from Lacombe to Washington DC is 958 miles. The distance to the Louisiana state capital is 72 miles. (as the crow flies, politically it is much more distant)
Lacombe is positioned 30.30 degrees north of the equator and 89.92 degrees west of the prime meridian.
The city tree is the Live Oak. pic
The city bird is the Eastern Bluebird. pic
The Lacombe city color is Multicolor
History & History Related Items
Lacombe is a Creole colony first visited by Pierre le Moyne Sieur d'Iberville and four Canadians in 1699. pic
Lacombe is the love connection to Nouvelle Orleans, just 15 sparkling miles across Lake Pontchartrain. pic
It was the site of the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain, the only naval battle between the British, American colonists during the American Revolution. pic
It is the home of Louisiana's famed Chahta Ima, missionary to the Choctaw Indians and unrecognized literary great of the 19th century. pic
Lacombe is the gateway to America's most interesting city: New Orleans pic
the gateway to America's Riveria: the Mississippi Gulf Coast, pic
the gateway to the old plantation era South. pic
For more information contact
Tom Aicklen, Coordinator of the Lacombe Heritage Center and operator of Indian A Jones Tours.
Phone: (985)-882-7218
Email: indianajonest@bellsouth.net
tom@lacombeheritagecenter.org
Attractions
Lacombe attractions: Bayou Lacombe, Lake Pontchartrain, Cane Bayou, Fontainebleau State Park, Northlake Nature Center, Big Branch Marsh and Wildlife Refuge, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Les Lumieres du Mort,Live Oaks on Lacombe Ridge, Bayou Lacombe Crab Festival, Fish Hatchery Rd., Eagle Run, Santa on the Bayou, Le Tour du Iberville, Party on the Pointe, Mardi Gras parades, the Lacombe Heritage Center, Bayou Lacombe Rural Museum, Huey P. Long Fish Hatchery, Creole culture, Choctaw Heritage Indian Enterprises and Folklife,Historic Townsite of Oaklawn, Museum of Native American Art and Culture, Indian A Jones environmental, historical, and cultural tours.
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