St. Gabriel, Louisiana

About St. Gabriel

St. Gabriel is a close-knit town in southeastern Louisiana with an estimated population of 6,857.

St. Gabriel holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 29.66 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 231 residents per square mile.

📰 St. Gabriel News Today

• St. Gabriel man with violent crime history gets life sentence for illegal gun possession WBRZ · Sep 30
• St. Gabriel, LA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• St. Gabriel buys land for city's first supermarket Plaquemine Post South · May 27
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for St. Gabriel, Louisiana - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• St. Gabriel family without power over 60 times in two years, documenting every effort to get help from Entergy WAFB · Jul 8

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 St. Gabriel Unique

• The only place in America named St. Gabriel — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern 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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 6,857.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in St. Gabriel

• Roberto's River Road Restaurant — seafood
• Smokehouse 74 — barbecue

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Goula Paradise Farms · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in St. Gabriel

• Point Pleasant Park reviews ★
• St. Gabriel City Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in St. Gabriel

• East Iberville Elementary/High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of St. Gabriel

🏘️ Nearby Communities