The Merchants and Planters Bank, also known as the Old LP&L District Office Building and now hosting the Bayou LaFourche Folklife and Heritage Museum, is a historic bank building located at 110 Main Street in Lockport, Louisiana.

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About Lockport

Town in Louisiana, United States

1835Established

2,490Population

0.7 sq miArea

10 ftElevation

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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How Lockport ranks

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#10Highest graduation rate in LA #13Most walkable in LA #18Best schools in LA All LA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code70374

Area code985

Living in Lockport

Housing in Lockport

$167K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lockport home is worth about $167,000, up 5.3% in a year, 23% below the Louisiana typical home.

Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Work & commute in Lockport

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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.

Thibodaux

Raceland

New Orleans

Bayou Cane

3%Work in townlive and work in Lockport 19 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 218Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Lockport

D⁻

Health Grade D−

Healthier than 3% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Louisiana

14worse than LA

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 4▼ 3 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

30.2%More older adults who have lost all their teethLA 18.1% · worse 12%More adults with COPDLA 8.5% · worse 23%More smokersLA 17.3% · worse

Care nearby

Ochsner St. Anne General HospitalRaceland · 4.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Teche Health @ Houma EastHouma · 11.4 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Lockport

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.

🌀 Hurricanes🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes

116Does Lockport flood?paid flood claims since 1980 13Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Lockport

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Climate in Lockport

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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.

66° / 46°Winter

79° / 60°Spring

91° / 74°Summer

80° / 61°Fall

How much snow does Lockport get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Dec 14, with the last in spring around Feb 5.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Lockport

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School Grade A

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.

#18Best public schoolsof 153 in LA

DistrictLafourche ParishSchools3

Lockport Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 429 students Lockport Upper Elementary School AElementary · Grades 3–5 · 374 students Lockport Middle School A-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 331 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within LA. Ratings are from neighbors.