Port Barre, Louisiana
Port Barre, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
| Town of Port Barre | |
Location of Port Barre in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°33′24″N 91°57′23″W / 30.55667°N 91.95639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Landry |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2) |
| • Land | 1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,751 |
| • Density | 1,624/sq mi (627/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70577 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-61825 |
| FIPS code | 2407506 |
| Website | https://www.townofportbarre.com |
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Port Barre (BAH-ree) is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town began in 1760 as an Indian trading post at the place where Bayou Teche flows out of Bayou Courtableau. The population was 2,055 at the 2010 census, down from 2,287 in 2000. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area.