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Around Lacombe
Distances
Nearest major airport
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
New Orleans, LA19 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Houston, TX328 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lacombe; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lacombe
U.S. Representative · Louisiana’s 1st DistrictSteve Scalise (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lacombe had 8,657 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 90th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. Tammany Parish grew from 13,335 residents in 1900 to 264,570 in 2020.
St. Tammany Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 41°F. About 61.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slidell Ap, LA weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in St. Tammany Parish
86,457 jobs at 7,101 businesses in St. Tammany Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
55 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lacombe.
Nearest hospitals
Sterling Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Slidell9.8 miles
Slidell Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Slidell9.8 miles
AvalaGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Covington10.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Specialist doctors
27
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
10
Mental health providers
7
Physical and occupational therapists
6
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lacombe
Parks (2 nearby)
Boy Scout Trail · 36 acres2.8 mi
Bayou Lacombe Park · 4 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter6.1 mi
ALDI6.2 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens6.4 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Bayou Lacombe Museum0.9 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by St. Tammany Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Chahta-Ima Elementary SchoolLacombe
Pre-K–3
319
Public
1.2 mi
Bayou Lacombe MiddleLacombe
4–6
209
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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