Lacombe, Louisiana

Lacombe is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,679 at the 2010 census,^[2] and 8,657 in 2020.^[3]

Lacombe, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Cane Bayou
Lacombe, Louisiana Location of Lacombe in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°18′54″N 89°55′53″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. Tammany
Area [1]
• Total	27.51 sq mi (71.25 km2)
• Land	26.45 sq mi (68.50 km2)
• Water	1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,657
• Density	327.33/sq mi (126.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-40665

Geography

Lacombe is located at 30°18′54″N 89°55′53″W (30.314863, -89.931462).^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71.2 km²), of which 26.4 square miles (68.5 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.7 km²), or 3.86%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	8,657		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Lacombe racial composition as of 2020^[3]

	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	5,483	63.34%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,755	20.27%
Native American	54	0.62%
Asian	47	0.54%
Pacific Islander	2	0.02%
Other/Mixed	671	7.75%
Hispanic or Latino	645	7.45%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,657 people, 3,456 households, and 2,260 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Lacombe is within the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools district.^[7]

Schools that serve most of Lacombe include:

• Chahta-Ima Elementary School^[8]
• Bayou Lacombe Middle School^[9]
• Monteleone Junior High School^[10]
• Lakeshore High School^[11] - St. Tammany Parish's newest high school, opened August 2009^[12]

Schools that serve small sections of Lacombe:

• Woodlake Elementary School in Mandeville serves a small portion of western Lacombe^[13]
• Mandeville Middle School near Mandeville serves a small portion of western Lacombe^[14]
• Slidell Junior High School in Slidell serves a small portion of eastern Lacombe^[15]
• Slidell High School in Slidell serves a small portion of eastern Lacombe^[16]

Previously Fontainebleau High School served much of Lacombe.^[17] Previously Mandeville High School served Lacombe.^{[citation needed][when?]}

St. Tammany Parish Library operates the Lacombe Branch.^[18]

The main campus of Northshore Technical Community College is in Lacombe. This campus was established in January 2017.^[19] St. Tammany Parish is within the service areas of two community colleges: NTCC, and Delgado Community College.^[20]

Notable people

• Pete Schneider, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and Lacombe resident
• Adrien Rouquette, (born in Louisiana in 1813, of French parentage; died in 1887) was a writer and a Catholic missionary among the Choctaw Native Americans.