THE GALLIANO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands setting.
Galliano CDP has 11.1 square miles of land in Lafourche Parish. Its Census reference point is in Deltaic Coastal Marshes and Barrier Islands, 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
Galliano and Lafourche Parish
Galliano is associated with Lafourche Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Galliano by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Galliano, or 0% of its total area. It is 27.1 percentage points lower than the 27.2% recorded for Lafourche Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Galliano CDP has 4.6 times the land area of nearby Golden Meadow town (2.45 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

