THE BAYOU BLUE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Holocene Meander Belts setting.
Bayou Blue CDP has 23.3 square miles of land in Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish. Its Census reference point is in Southern Holocene Meander Belts, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Bayou Blue intersects 2 county geographies: Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish. A Bayou Blue mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Bayou Blue by land and water
The Census records 0.26 square miles of water within Bayou Blue, or 1.1% of its total area. It is 16.4 percentage points lower than the 17.5% recorded for Louisiana. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bayou Blue CDP has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Houma city (14.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

