Bayou Blue is a metropolitan area in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bayou Blue had a population of 13,352.
In June 1981, an arson attack on a local nightclub killed five people.
Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.
Demographics
Bayou Blue was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
+Bayou Blue racial composition as of 2020 Race Number Percentage White (non-Hispanic) 9,625 72.09% Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,087 8.14% Native American 620 4.64% Asian 57 0.43% Pacific Islander 4 0.03% Other/Mixed 661 4.95% Hispanic or Latino 1,298 9.72% As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,352 people, 3,891 households, and 3,049 families residing in the CDP.
Education The Lafourche Parish portion is in the Lafourche Parish School District. - Text list Schools in the Lafourche Parish part of the CDP include: - Compare to addresses of schools. Bayou Blue Elementary School, and Bayou Blue Middle School.
Areas in Terrebonne Parish are assigned to Terrebonne Parish School District. - Text list
Lafourche Parish Library operates the Bayou Blue Library.
Both Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes are in the service area of Fletcher Technical Community College. - See the outlines of the parishes in the maps. Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that both Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes were in the college's service area.
References