Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
6 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 20,217
- Median household income
- $65,961
- ±5,777
- Unemployed
- 7.0%
- 636 of 9,107 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.4%
- 7,034 of 8,335 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Pointe Coupee | 20,356 (2021) | Po Box 290, New Roads | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe Coupee Parish Port Harbor and Terminal District | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 290, New Roads | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Pointe Coupee Parish
School district5 schools
337 Napoleon Street, New Roads, LA, 70760
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Marksville Main Street Fresh Market (Marksville)
St. Landry Farmers Market (828 East Landry Street Opelousas) · Eunice Farmers' Market (Eunice) · Opelousas Farmers' Market (Opelousas)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.