South
Louisiana
St. Landry

Lawtell

Lawtell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. The name is a portmanteau of the names of its two founders: Lawler and Littell.
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  • Type: Village with 1,070 residents
  • Description: human settlement in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Lawtell, LA” and “Lawtell, Louisiana”
  • Postal code: 70550

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Opelousas.

Photo: Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and is one of the former capitals of . is in the south Louisiana area known as "", the center of Cajun culture in Louisiana.

Lawtell

Latitude
30.5189° or 30° 31′ 8″ north
Longitude
-92.18427° or 92° 11′ 3″ west
Population
1,070
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
8629GR98+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151935187
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4330633
Wiki­data ID
Q2841101
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lawtell” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lawtell”
  • Chechen: “Лотелл”
  • Chinese: “勞特爾”
  • French: “Lawtell”
  • German: “Lawtell”
  • Gilaki: “لاتل (لۊئيزيانا)”
  • Gilaki: “لاتل”
  • Irish: “Lawtell”
  • Ladin: “Lawtell”
  • Persian: “لاوتل، لوئیزیانا”
  • Persian: “لاوتل”
  • Polish: “Lawtell”
  • Serbian: “Лотел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lawtell, Louisiana”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lawtell”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لاوتل، لوئیزیانا”
  • Spanish: “Lawtell”
  • Tatar: “Лотелл”
  • Ukrainian: “Лотелл”
  • Welsh: “Lawtell, Louisiana”
  • Welsh: “Lawtell”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lawtell Post Office and Lawtell Fire Department.

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