Madisonville, Louisiana

About Madisonville

Madisonville, LA is a tiny community located in eastern Louisiana, home to 875 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Madisonville is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 346 residents per square mile.

📰 Madisonville News Today

• Ronald Antony Tyrney Jr. Obituary (1968 - 2026) - Madisonville, LA - AN17 Legacy | Obituary · Oct 9
• Thomas Warren "Tom" Cooper's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information E.J. Fielding Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Aug 5
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Madisonville, Louisiana - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 10
• Madisonville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith accused in incident at Madisonville restaurant WDSU · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Louisiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Madisonville Unique

• Positioned in eastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 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 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Madisonville

• 5 Girls
• Abita Roasting Co (café)
• Forever Fit Cafe
• Keith Young's Steakhouse
• Morton's Seafood
• Orlando's Seafood Restaurants
• Tchefuncte's Restaurant
• Waterstreet Bistro

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Madisonville Museum · Museum
• Maritime Museum Louisiana · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Madisonville

• Christwood Intergenerational Path reviews ★
• Christwood's Bark Park reviews ★
• Dog Park reviews ★
• Harvey Trace reviews ★
• Joseph S. Koepp Park reviews ★
• Madisonville Park & Playground reviews ★
• Pea Patch · Garden reviews ★
• Peggy Polchow Butterfly Graden reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Madisonville

• Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School
• Madisonville Elementary School
• Madisonville Junior High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Madisonville

🏘️ Nearby Communities