Lafourche County

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Lafourche County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 89,974
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 1,084 / 797 / 10
Land Area (2000): 2,809.307 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,003.642 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 151,000.000 acres (610.946 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 405
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 38.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 11.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $4,797,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 47,000,000 / 23,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 3.50%
Physicians (2004): 137
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 3 (234)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 12,455
Federal Spending (2004): $623,794

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	129,900	72.00%
Rural, Farm	1,389	0.77%
Rural, Non-farm	49,122	27.23%

Lafourche County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Employment Information Back to top
Lafourche County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	36,901	35,474	1,426	3.87%	39
1991	37,481	35,814	1,667	4.45%	44
1992	36,767	34,499	2,268	6.17%	62
1993	35,925	33,809	2,115	5.89%	59
1994	37,173	35,111	2,062	5.55%	56
1995	37,458	35,767	1,691	4.51%	45
1996	38,755	37,282	1,474	3.80%	38
1997	41,056	39,852	1,204	2.93%	29
1998	42,655	41,429	1,226	2.87%	29
1999	41,305	39,893	1,412	3.42%	34
2000	41,048	39,327	1,721	4.19%	42
2001	42,255	40,474	1,781	4.22%	42
2002	42,986	41,045	1,941	4.52%	45
2003	43,709	41,650	2,059	4.71%	47
2004	43,761	41,752	2,010	4.59%	46
2005	45,406	42,852	2,554	5.62%	55
2006	46,598	45,264	1,334	2.86%	29
2007	48,043	46,759	1,283	2.67%	27
2008	48,408	46,886	1,523	3.15%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	35,481	33,764	1,717	4.84%	48
Feb 1990	35,404	33,994	1,410	3.98%	40
Mar 1990	35,803	34,536	1,267	3.54%	35
Apr 1990	36,314	35,104	1,210	3.33%	33
May 1990	36,676	35,422	1,254	3.42%	34
Jun 1990	37,870	36,205	1,665	4.40%	44
Jul 1990	38,184	36,743	1,441	3.77%	38
Aug 1990	37,575	36,099	1,476	3.93%	39
Sep 1990	37,014	35,472	1,542	4.17%	42
Oct 1990	37,743	36,277	1,466	3.88%	39
Nov 1990	37,487	36,158	1,329	3.55%	35
Dec 1990	37,255	35,916	1,339	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	36,230	34,486	1,744	4.81%	48
Feb 1991	36,624	34,988	1,636	4.47%	45
Mar 1991	36,917	35,504	1,413	3.83%	38
Apr 1991	37,273	35,798	1,475	3.96%	40
May 1991	37,402	35,888	1,514	4.05%	40
Jun 1991	38,552	36,525	2,027	5.26%	53
Jul 1991	38,593	36,713	1,880	4.87%	49
Aug 1991	38,236	36,240	1,996	5.22%	52
Sep 1991	37,747	36,005	1,742	4.61%	46
Oct 1991	37,835	36,204	1,631	4.31%	43
Nov 1991	37,460	36,058	1,402	3.74%	37
Dec 1991	36,905	35,359	1,546	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	36,249	34,002	2,247	6.20%	62
Feb 1992	36,151	34,093	2,058	5.69%	57
Mar 1992	36,569	34,461	2,108	5.76%	58
Apr 1992	36,750	34,632	2,118	5.76%	58
May 1992	36,680	34,564	2,116	5.77%	58
Jun 1992	37,236	34,670	2,566	6.89%	69
Jul 1992	38,015	35,401	2,614	6.88%	69
Aug 1992	37,162	34,547	2,615	7.04%	70
Sep 1992	36,870	34,343	2,527	6.85%	69
Oct 1992	37,099	34,993	2,106	5.68%	57
Nov 1992	37,200	35,127	2,073	5.57%	56
Dec 1992	35,222	33,160	2,062	5.85%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	35,042	32,384	2,658	7.59%	76
Feb 1993	34,882	32,633	2,249	6.45%	64
Mar 1993	35,043	32,953	2,090	5.96%	60
Apr 1993	35,014	33,001	2,013	5.75%	57
May 1993	35,483	33,385	2,098	5.91%	59
Jun 1993	36,484	34,017	2,467	6.76%	68
Jul 1993	36,995	34,676	2,319	6.27%	63
Aug 1993	36,530	34,341	2,189	5.99%	60
Sep 1993	36,038	34,020	2,018	5.60%	56
Oct 1993	36,489	34,640	1,849	5.07%	51
Nov 1993	36,534	34,818	1,716	4.70%	47
Dec 1993	36,560	34,842	1,718	4.70%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	36,193	33,695	2,498	6.90%	69
Feb 1994	35,941	33,817	2,124	5.91%	59
Mar 1994	36,294	34,314	1,980	5.46%	55
Apr 1994	36,676	34,599	2,077	5.66%	57
May 1994	36,893	34,921	1,972	5.35%	53
Jun 1994	37,765	35,178	2,587	6.85%	69
Jul 1994	38,245	35,856	2,389	6.25%	62
Aug 1994	38,019	35,814	2,205	5.80%	58
Sep 1994	37,460	35,464	1,996	5.33%	53
Oct 1994	37,790	35,933	1,857	4.91%	49
Nov 1994	37,638	36,025	1,613	4.29%	43
Dec 1994	37,163	35,719	1,444	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	36,788	34,676	2,112	5.74%	57
Feb 1995	36,508	34,861	1,647	4.51%	45
Mar 1995	36,757	35,095	1,662	4.52%	45
Apr 1995	37,106	35,330	1,776	4.79%	48
May 1995	37,539	35,757	1,782	4.75%	47
Jun 1995	38,118	36,093	2,025	5.31%	53
Jul 1995	38,316	36,503	1,813	4.73%	47
Aug 1995	37,892	36,289	1,603	4.23%	42
Sep 1995	37,769	36,137	1,632	4.32%	43
Oct 1995	37,733	36,242	1,491	3.95%	40
Nov 1995	37,533	36,180	1,353	3.60%	36
Dec 1995	37,436	36,041	1,395	3.73%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	37,097	35,091	2,006	5.41%	54
Feb 1996	37,082	35,517	1,565	4.22%	42
Mar 1996	37,573	36,162	1,411	3.76%	38
Apr 1996	37,711	36,359	1,352	3.59%	36
May 1996	38,414	36,879	1,535	4.00%	40
Jun 1996	39,101	37,291	1,810	4.63%	46
Jul 1996	39,990	38,313	1,677	4.19%	42
Aug 1996	39,715	38,330	1,385	3.49%	35
Sep 1996	39,597	38,222	1,375	3.47%	35
Oct 1996	39,664	38,377	1,287	3.24%	32
Nov 1996	39,578	38,450	1,128	2.85%	29
Dec 1996	39,541	38,389	1,152	2.91%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	38,776	37,220	1,556	4.01%	40
Feb 1997	38,845	37,695	1,150	2.96%	30
Mar 1997	39,288	38,227	1,061	2.70%	27
Apr 1997	40,019	39,041	978	2.44%	24
May 1997	40,416	39,289	1,127	2.79%	28
Jun 1997	41,129	39,587	1,542	3.75%	37
Jul 1997	42,579	41,119	1,460	3.43%	34
Aug 1997	42,148	40,857	1,291	3.06%	31
Sep 1997	42,068	40,774	1,294	3.08%	31
Oct 1997	42,467	41,339	1,128	2.66%	27
Nov 1997	42,587	41,634	953	2.24%	22
Dec 1997	42,345	41,437	908	2.14%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	41,586	40,430	1,156	2.78%	28
Feb 1998	41,606	40,726	880	2.12%	21
Mar 1998	41,903	40,932	971	2.32%	23
Apr 1998	42,428	41,452	976	2.30%	23
May 1998	42,815	41,697	1,118	2.61%	26
Jun 1998	43,726	42,170	1,556	3.56%	36
Jul 1998	44,093	42,672	1,421	3.22%	32
Aug 1998	43,345	41,929	1,416	3.27%	33
Sep 1998	42,965	41,482	1,483	3.45%	35
Oct 1998	42,613	41,292	1,321	3.10%	31
Nov 1998	42,445	41,228	1,217	2.87%	29
Dec 1998	42,333	41,135	1,198	2.83%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	41,461	39,889	1,572	3.79%	38
Feb 1999	41,275	39,920	1,355	3.28%	33
Mar 1999	41,274	40,006	1,268	3.07%	31
Apr 1999	40,800	39,606	1,194	2.93%	29
May 1999	40,720	39,495	1,225	3.01%	30
Jun 1999	41,896	40,045	1,851	4.42%	44
Jul 1999	41,959	40,229	1,730	4.12%	41
Aug 1999	41,463	39,904	1,559	3.76%	38
Sep 1999	41,223	39,719	1,504	3.65%	36
Oct 1999	41,505	40,113	1,392	3.35%	34
Nov 1999	41,259	40,065	1,194	2.89%	29
Dec 1999	40,827	39,726	1,101	2.70%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	39,770	38,030	1,740	4.38%	44
Feb 2000	39,920	38,421	1,499	3.76%	38
Mar 2000	40,050	38,550	1,500	3.75%	37
Apr 2000	40,710	39,354	1,356	3.33%	33
May 2000	41,257	39,637	1,620	3.93%	39
Jun 2000	42,007	39,822	2,185	5.20%	52
Jul 2000	41,900	39,882	2,018	4.82%	48
Aug 2000	41,449	39,492	1,957	4.72%	47
Sep 2000	41,053	39,270	1,783	4.34%	43
Oct 2000	41,482	39,739	1,743	4.20%	42
Nov 2000	41,372	39,723	1,649	3.99%	40
Dec 2000	41,604	40,008	1,596	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	41,295	39,294	2,001	4.85%	48
Feb 2001	41,389	39,770	1,619	3.91%	39
Mar 2001	41,747	40,218	1,529	3.66%	37
Apr 2001	42,096	40,590	1,506	3.58%	36
May 2001	41,994	40,440	1,554	3.70%	37
Jun 2001	42,849	40,692	2,157	5.03%	50
Jul 2001	43,423	41,509	1,914	4.41%	44
Aug 2001	43,036	41,249	1,787	4.15%	42
Sep 2001	42,664	40,790	1,874	4.39%	44
Oct 2001	42,825	40,995	1,830	4.27%	43
Nov 2001	42,062	40,234	1,828	4.35%	43
Dec 2001	41,677	39,902	1,775	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	41,393	39,308	2,085	5.04%	50
Feb 2002	41,563	39,805	1,758	4.23%	42
Mar 2002	41,583	39,890	1,693	4.07%	41
Apr 2002	42,405	40,745	1,660	3.91%	39
May 2002	42,626	40,761	1,865	4.38%	44
Jun 2002	43,612	41,186	2,426	5.56%	56
Jul 2002	44,242	42,116	2,126	4.81%	48
Aug 2002	44,074	42,018	2,056	4.66%	47
Sep 2002	43,645	41,649	1,996	4.57%	46
Oct 2002	43,812	41,918	1,894	4.32%	43
Nov 2002	43,519	41,626	1,893	4.35%	43
Dec 2002	43,356	41,517	1,839	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	43,196	41,127	2,069	4.79%	48
Feb 2003	43,206	41,381	1,825	4.22%	42
Mar 2003	43,571	41,579	1,992	4.57%	46
Apr 2003	43,479	41,637	1,842	4.24%	42
May 2003	43,603	41,550	2,053	4.71%	47
Jun 2003	44,518	41,722	2,796	6.28%	63
Jul 2003	45,015	42,414	2,601	5.78%	58
Aug 2003	44,181	41,916	2,265	5.13%	51
Sep 2003	43,560	41,542	2,018	4.63%	46
Oct 2003	43,814	42,060	1,754	4.00%	40
Nov 2003	43,335	41,600	1,735	4.00%	40
Dec 2003	43,032	41,277	1,755	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	42,997	40,864	2,133	4.96%	50
Feb 2004	42,944	41,160	1,784	4.15%	42
Mar 2004	43,065	41,259	1,806	4.19%	42
Apr 2004	43,333	41,609	1,724	3.98%	40
May 2004	43,395	41,420	1,975	4.55%	46
Jun 2004	44,428	41,859	2,569	5.78%	58
Jul 2004	45,139	42,795	2,344	5.19%	52
Aug 2004	44,383	42,330	2,053	4.63%	46
Sep 2004	43,960	41,916	2,044	4.65%	46
Oct 2004	43,949	42,020	1,929	4.39%	44
Nov 2004	43,777	41,866	1,911	4.37%	44
Dec 2004	43,764	41,921	1,843	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	43,369	41,239	2,130	4.91%	49
Feb 2005	43,067	41,278	1,789	4.15%	42
Mar 2005	43,435	41,709	1,726	3.97%	40
Apr 2005	44,318	42,711	1,607	3.63%	36
May 2005	44,319	42,547	1,772	4.00%	40
Jun 2005	45,721	43,424	2,297	5.02%	50
Jul 2005	45,412	43,405	2,007	4.42%	44
Aug 2005	44,996	43,194	1,802	4.00%	40
Sep 2005	47,758	42,869	4,889	10.24%	102
Oct 2005	48,648	44,336	4,312	8.86%	89
Nov 2005	48,316	43,842	4,474	9.26%	93
Dec 2005	45,511	43,672	1,839	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	44,582	42,922	1,660	3.72%	37
Feb 2006	44,385	43,125	1,260	2.84%	28
Mar 2006	44,597	43,438	1,159	2.60%	26
Apr 2006	45,461	44,423	1,038	2.28%	23
May 2006	46,156	44,877	1,279	2.77%	28
Jun 2006	47,208	45,489	1,719	3.64%	36
Jul 2006	47,848	46,497	1,351	2.82%	28
Aug 2006	47,339	45,964	1,375	2.90%	29
Sep 2006	47,679	46,314	1,365	2.86%	29
Oct 2006	47,935	46,657	1,278	2.67%	27
Nov 2006	47,978	46,650	1,328	2.77%	28
Dec 2006	48,008	46,814	1,194	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	47,126	45,677	1,449	3.07%	31
Feb 2007	46,970	45,859	1,111	2.37%	24
Mar 2007	47,583	46,390	1,193	2.51%	25
Apr 2007	47,632	46,534	1,098	2.31%	23
May 2007	48,290	46,956	1,334	2.76%	28
Jun 2007	48,911	47,281	1,630	3.33%	33
Jul 2007	48,770	47,382	1,388	2.85%	28
Aug 2007	48,039	46,715	1,324	2.76%	28
Sep 2007	48,052	46,771	1,281	2.67%	27
Oct 2007	48,390	47,280	1,110	2.29%	23
Nov 2007	48,577	47,361	1,216	2.50%	25
Dec 2007	48,172	46,907	1,265	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	47,627	45,996	1,631	3.42%	34
Feb 2008	47,393	46,223	1,170	2.47%	25
Mar 2008	48,049	46,553	1,496	3.11%	31
Apr 2008	47,895	46,746	1,149	2.40%	24
May 2008	48,223	46,911	1,312	2.72%	27
Jun 2008	49,200	47,478	1,722	3.50%	35
Jul 2008	49,120	47,795	1,325	2.70%	27
Aug 2008	49,509	47,925	1,584	3.20%	32
Sep 2008	48,658	46,344	2,314	4.76%	48
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lafourche County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	5,518	12.96%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,302	10.10%
3.	Mining	4,038	9.48%
4.	Other Transportation	2,432	5.71%
5.	Educational Services	2,196	5.16%
6.	Public Administration	1,698	3.99%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,458	3.42%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	1,286	3.02%
9.	Machinery Manufacturing	1,152	2.71%
10.	Health Care	1,096	2.57%
11.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,038	2.44%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,026	2.41%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,000	2.35%
14.	Chemical Manufacturing	958	2.25%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	942	2.21%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	906	2.13%
17.	Truck Transportation	822	1.93%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	724	1.70%
19.	Finance and Insurance	710	1.67%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	594	1.40%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	6,570	20.64%
2.	Health Care	4,956	15.57%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,238	7.03%
4.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,118	6.65%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,662	5.22%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	1,606	5.04%
7.	Public Administration	1,178	3.70%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	926	2.91%
9.	Social Assistance	758	2.38%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	756	2.37%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	618	1.94%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	540	1.70%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	448	1.41%
14.	Mining	446	1.40%
15.	Construction	422	1.33%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	356	1.12%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	330	1.04%
18.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	318	1.00%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	278	0.87%
20.	Gasoline Stations	274	0.86%

Lafourche County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	3,646	8.56%
2.	Rail and Water Transportation	2,326	5.46%
3.	Other Production Occupations	2,316	5.44%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,080	4.88%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,828	4.29%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,566	3.68%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,478	3.47%
8.	Other Management Occupations	1,466	3.44%
9.	Carpenters	1,330	3.12%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,316	3.09%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,176	2.76%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,078	2.53%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,052	2.47%
14.	Other Construction Trades	932	2.19%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	902	2.12%
16.	Top Executives	896	2.10%
17.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	846	1.99%
18.	Drafters / Engineering / Mappers	812	1.91%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	764	1.79%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	736	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	2,994	9.41%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,574	8.09%
3.	Cashiers	2,166	6.80%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,604	5.04%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,224	3.84%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,182	3.71%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,144	3.59%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,092	3.43%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,026	3.22%
10.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	980	3.08%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	970	3.05%
12.	Registered Nurses	900	2.83%
13.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	870	2.73%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	816	2.56%
15.	Other Management Occupations	804	2.53%
16.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	790	2.48%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	676	2.12%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	562	1.77%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	520	1.63%
20.	Personal Appearance Workers	512	1.61%

Lafourche County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	68,145	49.69%
15-35 hours	14,050	10.25%
1-14 hours	3,782	2.76%
No regular hours	51,159	37.31%

Lafourche County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	5,084	7.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,787	6.71%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,182	8.66%
6 AM-6:29 AM	7,169	10.05%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	8,125	11.39%
7 AM-7:29 AM	10,102	14.16%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	9,743	13.65%
8 AM-8:29 AM	6,484	9.09%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,788	2.51%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,322	3.25%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,100	1.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	646	0.91%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,490	4.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,343	6.09%

Lafourche County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,406	6.17%
5-9	11,611	16.27%
10-14	11,664	16.34%
15-19	9,515	13.33%
20-24	6,606	9.26%
25-29	3,143	4.40%
30-34	8,087	11.33%
35-39	1,768	2.48%
40-44	1,650	2.31%
45-59	5,359	7.51%
60-89	3,985	5.58%
At least 90	3,571	5.00%

Lafourche County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	196	0.27%	46,749	65.51%
30-44	66	0.09%	11,439	16.03%
45-59	16	0.02%	5,343	7.49%
At least 60	214	0.30%	7,342	10.29%

Lafourche County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	202	0.28%
Car / truck / van, carpool	10,686	14.66%
Car / truck / van, solo	57,185	78.46%
Motorcycle	18	0.02%
Other	1,112	1.53%
Public transportation	492	0.68%
Walked	1,670	2.29%
Worked at home	1,519	2.08%

Lafourche County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Family Information Back to top
: 64,186 (176,500 people)
: 48,842 (155,048 people)
: 15,114
: 112,356
Lafourche County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	8,998	13.98%
$10,000-$14,999	5,458	8.48%
$15,000-$19,999	4,366	6.78%
$20,000-$24,999	4,605	7.15%
$25,000-$29,999	4,165	6.47%
$30,000-$34,999	4,645	7.22%
$35,000-$39,999	4,479	6.96%
$40,000-$44,999	3,762	5.84%
$45,000-$49,999	3,541	5.50%
$50,000-$59,999	6,038	9.38%
$60,000-$74,999	6,123	9.51%
$75,000-$99,999	4,535	7.04%
$100,000-$124,999	1,713	2.66%
$125,000-$149,999	652	1.01%
$150,000-$199,999	492	0.76%
$200,000 or more	802	1.25%

Lafourche County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,277	19.58%
Family, 2 people	8,899	27.76%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,255	3.91%
Family, 3 people	6,383	19.91%
Nonfamily, 3 people	145	0.45%
Family, 4 people	5,494	17.14%
Nonfamily, 4 people	51	0.16%
Family, 5 people	2,249	7.02%
Nonfamily, 5 people	25	0.08%
Family, 6 people	816	2.55%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	455	1.42%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Lafourche County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	50,641	31.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	18,415	11.31%
Public Assistance	1,823	1.12%
Retirement	7,372	4.53%
Self Employment	6,988	4.29%
Social Security	17,401	10.69%
Supplemental Security	3,445	2.12%
Wage / Salary	48,610	29.85%
Other	8,137	5.00%

Lafourche County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	19,878	51.83%
With children under 18	18,476	48.17%

Lafourche County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,930	7.36%
Married	41,450	61.88%
Never Married	18,550	27.69%
Widowed	2,054	3.07%

Lafourche County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,379	8.72%
Married	42,053	57.46%
Never Married	17,410	23.79%
Widowed	7,346	10.04%

Lafourche County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Education Information Back to top
Lafourche County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	20,366	15.52%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	22,061	16.81%
High school diploma or equivalent	49,492	37.72%
Some college, no degree	21,118	16.09%
Associate degree	3,522	2.68%
Bachelors degree	10,228	7.79%
Graduate or professional degree	4,426	3.37%

Lafourche County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,545	1.72%	1,057	1.17%	2,602	2.89%
Kindergarten	1,852	2.06%	682	0.76%	2,534	2.82%
Grades 1-4	9,684	10.76%	2,017	2.24%	11,701	13.00%
Grades 5-8	10,160	11.29%	1,811	2.01%	11,971	13.30%
Grades 9-12	10,096	11.22%	1,394	1.55%	11,490	12.77%
Undergrad college	7,720	8.58%	694	0.77%	8,414	9.35%
Graduate or professional school	770	0.86%	190	0.21%	960	1.07%
Total	41,827	46.49%	7,845	8.72%	49,672	55.21%

Lafourche County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Business Information Back to top
: $663,618,000
: $656,241,000
: $59,326,000
: $463,833
: 7,115
Lafourche County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	4	15	13	8
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	2	2	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	5	2	6	5	7
1999 - Construction	24	19	38	30	42
1999 - Educational Services	0	1	2	3	6
1999 - Finance & Insurance	12	11	20	25	64
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	10	51	36	60
1999 - Information	3	1	5	5	5
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	3	1
1999 - Manufacturing	6	4	17	22	12
1999 - Mining	4	2	13	14	6
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	13	7	52	33	59
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	13	13	34	25	72
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	10	7	18	19	25
1999 - Retail Trade	16	28	94	85	105
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	11	17	40	71	49
1999 - Unclassified	3	2	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	3
1999 - Wholesale Trade	6	12	28	15	25
1999 - Total	148	140	437	406	550
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	6	12	12	17
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	1	2	1	3
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	10	3	8
2000 - Construction	17	12	37	39	46
2000 - Educational Services	3	0	6	2	3
2000 - Finance & Insurance	7	14	35	21	51
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	12	49	35	62
2000 - Information	3	1	6	7	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	10	6	16	18	17
2000 - Mining	3	8	11	7	10
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	13	9	42	32	71
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	13	9	20	31	84
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	6	11	26	29
2000 - Retail Trade	22	23	72	86	114
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	17	20	54	59	39
2000 - Unclassified	4	3	1	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	3
2000 - Wholesale Trade	8	11	16	17	30
2000 - Total	143	143	403	399	592
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	8	18	10	11
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	5	2	2	3	2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	3	9	8
2001 - Construction	17	14	36	38	54
2001 - Educational Services	2	0	5	3	6
2001 - Finance & Insurance	16	11	22	26	55
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	18	15	42	41	58
2001 - Information	1	2	2	10	6
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	3	0	2
2001 - Manufacturing	1	3	22	22	16
2001 - Mining	7	1	14	9	6
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	17	39	36	65
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	11	14	36	16	82
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	7	20	16	28
2001 - Retail Trade	37	19	72	96	105
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	19	15	82	34	39
2001 - Unclassified	7	4	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	1	0	1	2	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	9	8	16	20	27
2001 - Total	177	140	435	391	573
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	4	15	15	16
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	4	1	1	6
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	8	3	8	3	10
2002 - Construction	18	14	38	42	46
2002 - Educational Services	3	2	5	5	4
2002 - Finance & Insurance	20	7	30	28	58
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	12	20	41	45	51
2002 - Information	4	4	4	7	4
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	2	2
2002 - Manufacturing	5	9	16	23	14
2002 - Mining	2	6	9	7	15
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	16	11	40	40	57
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	22	18	31	25	68
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	7	20	16	27
2002 - Retail Trade	29	31	96	82	102
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	17	19	42	75	37
2002 - Unclassified	1	4	0	1	0
2002 - Utilities	2	1	1	2	2
2002 - Wholesale Trade	9	8	15	18	30
2002 - Total	185	172	413	437	549
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	13	9	14	13	22
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	2	1	1	3
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	1	6	5	13
2003 - Construction	15	13	39	35	45
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	6	4	5
2003 - Finance & Insurance	8	7	29	32	71
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	18	7	51	29	60
2003 - Information	2	2	3	4	11
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	2	2
2003 - Manufacturing	3	5	11	25	15
2003 - Mining	4	3	10	7	14
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	14	36	32	72
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	11	32	27	85
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	9	8	17	12	36
2003 - Retail Trade	19	38	86	94	90
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	14	13	58	52	46
2003 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	7	2	13	24	30
2003 - Total	136	136	415	400	623
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	12	9	20	14	23
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	2	0	2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	5	9	5	10
2004 - Construction	13	16	41	33	48
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	7	2	4
2004 - Finance & Insurance	8	5	35	20	80
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	10	8	58	43	50
2004 - Information	5	1	6	6	7
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	3	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	4	14	13	20
2004 - Mining	0	4	5	8	16
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	7	30	31	81
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	14	8	29	40	75
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	8	23	16	28
2004 - Retail Trade	35	23	65	84	110
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	19	19	52	56	45
2004 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	1	2	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	10	21	14	30
2004 - Total	137	131	418	390	633
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	9	13	24	20
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	2	2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	4	1	6	10	7
2005 - Construction	13	21	36	40	38
2005 - Educational Services	2	1	4	5	4
2005 - Finance & Insurance	11	9	28	25	81
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	17	14	55	44	49
2005 - Information	0	2	8	9	6
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	2	0	2
2005 - Manufacturing	4	4	14	15	15
2005 - Mining	0	1	8	9	12
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	14	32	34	74
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	13	31	33	81
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	10	14	22	26
2005 - Retail Trade	19	32	79	80	101
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	19	26	63	40	44
2005 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	4
2005 - Wholesale Trade	12	6	17	16	28
2005 - Total	135	164	411	409	594

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lafourche County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	147,466	83.49%
Below Poverty Level	29,151	16.51%

Lafourche County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$1,732	$125	$818	$0	$0	$316	$2,866	$748	$8,718	$226
1971	$2,005	$129	$806	$0	$0	$403	$3,214	$898	$8,517	$170
1972	$1,439	$641	$1,162	$0	$0	$502	$3,103	$1,506	$5,010	$772
1973	$1,622	$876	$1,304	$0	$0	$418	$3,344	$1,350	$13,501	$924
1974	$1,703	$920	$1,369	$0	$0	$439	$3,511	$1,418	$13,501	$924
1975	$1,702	$882	$4,042	$0	$0	$347	$6,091	$2,269	$11,737	$641
1976	$2,520	$207	$4,762	$0	$0	$356	$7,638	$3,194	$14,700	$5,079
1977	$4,516	$223	$4,650	$1,609	$0	$10,872	$21,647	$7,930	$21,395	$10,434
1978	$4,935	$208	$5,230	$1,695	$0	$10,604	$22,464	$8,802	$21,593	$7,936
1979	$4,906	$319	$7,701	$1,848	$0	$14,368	$28,823	$10,015	$29,986	$7,634
1980	$5,351	$406	$7,042	$1,975	$0	$18,294	$32,662	$12,133	$28,115	$9,358
1981	$6,164	$428	$9,850	$2,116	$0	$20,039	$38,169	$15,993	$27,554	$9,505
1982	$6,644	$599	$9,793	$2,926	$0	$24,736	$44,099	$16,644	$25,922	$14,223
1983	$8,042	$812	$10,642	$3,079	$0	$31,912	$53,675	$17,053	$42,237	$31,741
1984	$8,698	$946	$9,952	$3,079	$0	$34,957	$56,686	$18,762	$46,267	$43,385
1985	$9,743	$1,050	$7,729	$3,540	$0	$35,716	$56,728	$18,142	$42,564	$42,916
1986	$9,274	$982	$6,693	$3,780	$0	$37,919	$57,666	$24,092	$40,467	$43,495
1987	$9,793	$1,263	$7,246	$3,762	$0	$38,644	$59,445	$25,297	$45,729	$50,203
1988	$3,280	$1,121	$3,627	$3,813	$0	$24,966	$35,686	$20,545	$44,074	$29,574
1989	$6,152	$4,416	$8,350	$4,115	$0	$30,721	$49,338	$19,140	$42,908	$45,763
1990	$9,907	$6,260	$9,515	$4,198	$0	$36,968	$60,588	$22,841	$39,681	$39,877
1991	$10,776	$7,405	$11,455	$4,457	$0	$32,643	$59,331	$23,527	$43,195	$45,137
1992	$11,298	$7,764	$11,622	$4,687	$0	$34,237	$61,844	$24,677	$44,035	$45,625
1993	$8,208	$6,947	$13,800	$4,257	$0	$39,360	$65,625	$25,582	$33,852	$52,484
1994	$8,730	$7,388	$20,030	$4,614	$0	$47,401	$80,775	$26,468	$44,559	$60,834
1995	$10,111	$8,558	$34,500	$5,058	$0	$53,737	$103,406	$27,603	$35,266	$68,673
1996	$12,038	$8,354	$16,705	$5,241	$0	$68,445	$102,429	$32,176	$40,902	$59,650
1997	$9,092	$10,148	$10,274	$5,241	$0	$79,300	$103,907	$35,474	$54,785	$81,391
1998	$12,116	$10,837	$9,255	$5,749	$0	$105,148	$132,268	$44,057	$53,287	$107,294
1999	$12,552	$11,893	$29,477	$6,083	$0	$92,757	$140,869	$49,085	$50,002	$116,648
2000	$13,247	$12,402	$30,802	$7,394	$0	$91,411	$142,854	$55,141	$47,802	$120,223
2001	$17,858	$17,264	$33,678	$7,540	$0	$98,651	$157,727	$58,205	$82,908	$144,520
2002	$20,156	$19,405	$45,059	$8,147	$0	$106,102	$179,464	$57,800	$100,124	$178,469
2003	$22,410	$19,350	$36,086	$8,144	$0	$108,707	$175,347	$60,644	$98,132	$191,235
2004	$25,626	$20,162	$40,288	$8,492	$0	$114,488	$188,894	$68,597	$102,966	$203,938
2005	$26,250	$21,164	$39,911	$8,718	$0	$121,834	$196,713	$71,231	$80,066	$181,873
2006	$26,490	$22,901	$48,133	$10,546	$0	$126,793	$211,962	$75,241	$92,997	$197,353

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$0	$284	$146	$125	$484	$136	$2,972
1970	$600	$29	$312	$0	$0	$856	$2,972
1971	$0	$344	$119	$315	$492	$136	$3,392
1971	$612	$27	$305	$0	$0	$1,042	$3,392
1972	$100	$537	$388	$172	$1,479	$58	$4,282
1972	$457	$16	$182	$0	$0	$893	$4,282
1973	$0	$1,036	$141	$140	$2,530	$188	$5,764
1973	$312	$29	$504	$0	$0	$884	$5,764
1974	$0	$1,087	$148	$147	$2,656	$197	$6,052
1974	$328	$30	$529	$0	$0	$930	$6,052
1975	$178	$977	$269	$181	$967	$8	$5,226
1975	$360	$20	$466	$0	$0	$1,800	$5,226
1976	$152	$696	$515	$263	$1,035	$0	$5,729
1976	$797	$22	$352	$0	$0	$1,897	$5,729
1977	$112	$1,122	$2,141	$10,119	$2,129	$196	$22,588
1977	$302	$50	$910	$2,257	$0	$3,250	$22,588
1978	$59	$1,322	$259	$12,899	$1,492	$198	$25,100
1978	$2,343	$63	$811	$1,869	$0	$3,785	$25,100
1979	$0	$1,131	$350	$14,199	$987	$216	$26,491
1979	$2,346	$29	$1,192	$1,896	$0	$4,145	$26,491
1980	$0	$1,517	$333	$16,998	$1,539	$34	$31,853
1980	$2,607	$34	$1,146	$3,482	$0	$4,163	$31,853
1981	$0	$1,375	$677	$17,733	$1,539	$230	$38,323
1981	$2,448	$37	$1,091	$3,094	$0	$10,099	$38,323
1982	$0	$2,954	$602	$21,052	$1,858	$287	$43,626
1982	$2,449	$109	$1,511	$4,156	$0	$8,648	$43,626
1983	$0	$2,805	$930	$24,538	$2,452	$6	$50,730
1983	$3,677	$58	$2,087	$5,661	$0	$8,516	$50,730
1984	$0	$3,047	$683	$29,250	$2,540	$354	$54,420
1984	$3,966	$63	$2,471	$2,467	$0	$9,579	$54,420
1985	$0	$3,205	$622	$27,141	$3,067	$489	$52,093
1985	$4,117	$69	$2,486	$2,971	$0	$7,926	$52,093
1986	$0	$3,590	$618	$29,705	$3,312	$391	$56,116
1986	$4,142	$70	$2,572	$3,420	$0	$8,296	$56,116
1987	$0	$3,773	$832	$29,470	$3,434	$485	$58,219
1987	$4,348	$74	$2,485	$4,302	$0	$9,016	$58,219
1988	$0	$2,528	$1,146	$18,176	$2,024	$430	$35,366
1988	$702	$0	$1,689	$3,720	$0	$4,951	$35,366
1989	$0	$2,465	$585	$35,553	$1,806	$501	$55,577
1989	$866	$183	$2,521	$5,287	$0	$5,810	$55,577
1990	$0	$2,559	$606	$38,489	$3,548	$523	$62,589
1990	$3,432	$113	$2,165	$4,105	$0	$7,049	$62,589
1991	$0	$3,234	$814	$31,749	$4,665	$741	$59,813
1991	$4,345	$115	$1,934	$4,545	$0	$7,671	$59,813
1992	$0	$3,848	$970	$37,296	$5,017	$883	$68,805
1992	$5,105	$137	$1,801	$4,610	$0	$9,138	$68,805
1993	$0	$3,735	$0	$46,133	$4,198	$741	$74,195
1993	$3,870	$115	$1,589	$3,691	$0	$10,123	$74,195
1994	$0	$3,811	$0	$51,476	$5,002	$756	$81,708
1994	$3,949	$117	$1,589	$4,057	$0	$10,951	$81,708
1995	$0	$4,202	$0	$79,509	$8,116	$834	$117,601
1995	$4,355	$129	$1,670	$4,246	$0	$14,540	$117,601
1996	$0	$4,494	$767	$65,026	$2,860	$738	$98,926
1996	$4,477	$261	$1,828	$5,134	$0	$13,341	$98,926
1997	$0	$3,716	$717	$70,330	$3,059	$673	$101,265
1997	$5,439	$377	$1,204	$4,753	$0	$10,997	$101,265
1998	$0	$5,343	$728	$86,034	$3,718	$506	$124,690
1998	$4,692	$970	$2,478	$7,093	$0	$13,128	$124,690
1999	$3,061	$6,149	$750	$85,634	$3,713	$532	$140,445
1999	$6,812	$993	$2,317	$11,083	$0	$19,401	$140,445
2000	$3,153	$8,238	$772	$92,710	$3,945	$1,243	$148,566
2000	$7,208	$1,039	$2,296	$9,408	$0	$18,554	$148,566
2001	$3,252	$9,561	$896	$97,617	$20,457	$1,232	$174,477
2001	$8,083	$949	$3,281	$9,570	$0	$19,579	$174,477
2002	$4,014	$9,678	$1,066	$91,815	$12,209	$1,491	$170,905
2002	$8,889	$824	$4,271	$12,305	$0	$24,343	$170,905
2003	$4,365	$12,513	$861	$102,937	$8,178	$1,579	$192,881
2003	$16,889	$1,024	$4,376	$10,577	$0	$29,582	$192,881
2004	$4,383	$11,390	$986	$122,836	$6,618	$1,954	$203,342
2004	$10,127	$616	$3,950	$10,691	$0	$29,791	$203,342
2005	$3,895	$12,654	$2,067	$129,838	$4,844	$2,002	$215,221
2005	$12,062	$644	$3,768	$9,856	$0	$33,591	$215,221
2006	$2,823	$12,660	$5,978	$143,519	$9,350	$1,402	$246,644
2006	$11,524	$935	$3,284	$12,814	$0	$42,355	$246,644

Lafourche County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Criminal Information Back to top
: 190

Lafourche County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Lafourche County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	13,005	14.45%
10-19 Years	14,748	16.39%
20-29 Years	11,897	13.22%
30-39 Years	14,051	15.62%
40-49 Years	13,144	14.61%
50-59 Years	9,489	10.55%
60-69 Years	6,610	7.35%
70-79 Years	4,699	5.22%
80-89 Years	2,005	2.23%
90+ Years	326	0.36%

Lafourche County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	43,877	48.77%
Female	46,097	51.23%

Lafourche County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	73,937	82.18%
African-American	11,287	12.54%
Amerindian	2,020	2.25%
Hispanic/Latino	1,284	1.43%
Multiracial	790	0.88%
Asian	596	0.66%
Other Race	44	0.05%
Pacific Islander	16	0.02%

Lafourche County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	French Non-Basque	39,108	32.55%
2.	United States Or American	24,081	20.04%
3.	French Canadian	19,975	16.62%
4.	German	8,898	7.41%
5.	Acadian / Cajun	7,553	6.29%
6.	Italian	5,931	4.94%
7.	Irish	5,381	4.48%
8.	English	3,949	3.29%
9.	European	681	0.57%
10.	Scottish	472	0.39%

Lafourche County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	131,870	78.52%
2.	French	32,094	19.11%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	2,526	1.50%
4.	Vietnamese	320	0.19%
5.	German	272	0.16%
6.	Chinese	238	0.14%
7.	Greek	118	0.07%
8.	Korean	104	0.06%
9.	French Creole	84	0.05%
10.	Gujarathi	66	0.04%

Lafourche County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	177,732	98.52%
Naturalized immigrant	1,228	0.68%
Not a citizen	1,451	0.80%

Lafourche County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lafourche County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Chackbay	Gheens	Lockport
Cut Off	Golden Meadow	Mathews
Des Allemands	Kraemer	Raceland
Galliano	Larose	Thibodaux

Lafourche County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

70301	70354	70373
70302	70355	70374
70310	70357	70375
70345	70371	70394

Thibodaux (14,431)	Cut Off (5,635)	Mathews (2,003)
Raceland (10,224)	Chackbay (4,018)	Des Allemands
Galliano (7,356)	Lockport (2,624)	Gheens
Larose (7,306)	Golden Meadow (2,193)	Kraemer