A town of 2,618, settled in 1835. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
The 3 things Lockport does most differently from other towns.
Where Lockport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Lockport. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Lockport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Lower Elementary School | PK–2 | 429 | Not graded |
| Lockport Upper Elementary School | 3–5 | 374 | A |
| Lockport Middle School | 6–8 | 331 | A− |
0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lockport Bayou Side Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Lockport beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| What stands out | Lockport | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.2% | 18.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 8.5% |
| More smokers | 23% | 17.3% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
The typical Lockport home is worth about $167,000, up 5.3% in a year, 23% below the Louisiana typical home.
Most working residents leave Lockport for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Thibodaux (9%), Raceland (5%) and New Orleans (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Lockport has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Lockport on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Lockport is a town on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,490 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
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