Thibodaux, LA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
309.5 mi
Bossier City, LA
Quickest Drive
5h 32m
Ruston, LA
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Thibodaux, LA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
15,792
Median Income
$53,775
Median Home Value
$237,400
Median Age
36.7
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Thibodaux, LA at a Glance
Founded
1830
Elevation
13 ft
Area
6 mi²
Notable People from Thibodaux, LA
A sampling of people born in Thibodaux, LA.
Graham Patrick Martin
1991
American actor
Ronald Dominique
1964
American serial killer
Walter Guion
1849–1927
American politician (1849-1927)
John Robichaux
1866–1939
New Orleans jazz musician (1866–1939)
Greg Robinson
1992
American football player (born 1992)
Mark Davis
1973
American basketball player (born 1973)
Jarvis Green
1979
player of American football
Jordan Mills
1990
American football player
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Thibodaux, LA.
Chanticleer Gift Shop
house in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Percy-Lobdell Building
United States historic place
Riviere Building
historic commercial building in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Riviere House
house in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Robichaux House
historic house located at 322 East 2nd Street in Thibodaux, Louisiana
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Traveler Guide to Thibodaux, LA
Thibodaux is in Coastal Acadiana and is the seat of Lafourche Parish.
Known as the Queen City of Lafourche, Thibodaux is like a classic Cajun community, big on fishing and reasons to party. What started as a little trading village near the juncture of Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Lafourche became an incorporated town centered around sugar cane production in 1830. The temperamental Confederate General Braxton Bragg lived near here, and, during the Civil War, Thibodaux was one of those towns that went back and forth between occupying forces. Later in the 19th century, unfortunate events pertaining to dissolving unionization of sugar cane workers, largely consisting of African Americans, resulted in some 35 being killed and a return to essential disenfranchisement in what is known as the Thibodaux Massacre. Thibodaux took a bit of a sucker punch from Hurricane Ida in 2021 when the eyewall essentially passed over, but the townsfolk are a resilient people, proud of their institution of higher learning called Nicholls State University.
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, 721 Canal Boulevard, ☏ +1 985 446-1387. A Renaissance Revival centerpiece with a rose window in the town that holds the reliquaries of Saint Valérie and Saint Vitalis of Milan, patron saints of Thibodaux, who are the object of prayers for protection against hurricanes. (updated Oct 2021) E.D. White Historic Site, 2295 LA-1, ☏ +1 985 447-0915. Tue-Sat 10AM-4:30PM. Historic home of Edward Douglass White Sr., former governor of Louisiana, and Edward Douglass White Jr. (apparently short on name ideas), former US Senator and Supreme Court Justice, who, not surprisingly, was in the majority ruling on Plessy v. Ferguson. (updated Oct 2021) Laurel Valley Village Store, 595 LA-308, ☏ +1 985 446-7456. Daily 9AM-5PM. Site of former sugar cane plantation owned by Joseph Tucker that used something on the order of 135 slaves for its operations. (updated Oct 2021)
Fremin's Restaurant, 402 W 3rd, ☏ +1 985 449-0333. A popular restaurant for Cajun specialties that is easy to spot on the downtown lineup with its balconies and ironwork railings. (updated Oct 2021)
Carmel Inn and Suites, 400 E 1st St, ☏ +1 985 446-0561. A historic inn with a pool. (updated Oct 2021) Dansereau House, 506 St Philip St, ☏ +1 985 227-9937. This establishment with Italianate architecture is very embellished. (updated Oct 2021)
Wedged between the Interstate 10 and US Route 90 corridors, Thibodaux is readily connected by LA 1.
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