Bayou La Batre, Alabama

About Bayou La Batre

Bayou La Batre, AL is a small town located in southwestern Alabama with an estimated population of 2,124.

Officially, Bayou La Batre is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.49 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 284 residents per square mile.

📰 Bayou La Batre News Today

• Bayou La Batre man addresses seafood waste stink feud with neighbors mynbc15.com · Jun 12
• Investigation underway following early morning vessel fire in Bayou La Batre fox10tv.com · Jul 7
• Bayou La Batre fire burns up boat on launch WKRG · Jul 7
• What to know about Bayou La Batre, the AL town in the GMA spotlight Montgomery Advertiser · Dec 4
• Sewage overflow in Bayou La Batre raises health and safety concerns AL.com · Mar 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bayou La Batre Unique

• The only place in America named Bayou La Batre — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bayou La Batre

• Bayou Seafood Co. Eatery & Market — seafood
• Phnom Penh Fusion — cambodian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bayou La Batre

• Grand Bay Savanna Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mariner Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bayou La Batre

• Alma Bryant High School
• Anna F Booth Elementary School
• Dixon Elementary School
• Peter F Alba Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bayou La Batre

🏘️ Nearby Communities