| Official Name: | Bayou Blue, Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bayou Blue |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lafourche, Terrebonne |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 60.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 60.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.27 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 13352 |
| Population Density Km2: | 221.51 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 573.71 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Coordinates: | 29.6342°N -90.6731°W |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2583527 |
Bayou Blue is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 12,352 as of the 2010 census.[2]
In June 1981, an arson attack on a local nightclub killed five people.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water.[2]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 9,625 | 72.09% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,087 | 8.14% | |
| Native American | 620 | 4.64% | |
| Asian | 57 | 0.43% | |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Other/Mixed | 661 | 4.95% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,298 | 9.72% |
The Lafourche Parish portion is in the Lafourche Parish School District.[4] Schools in the Lafourche Parish part of the CDP include:[5] Bayou Blue Elementary School,[6] and Bayou Blue Middle School.[7]
Areas in Terrebonne Parish are assigned to Terrebonne Parish School District.[8]
Lafourche Parish Library operates the Bayou Blue Library.[9]
Both Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes are in the service area of Fletcher Technical Community College.[10] Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that both Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes were in the college's service area.[11]