Coordinates: 30°20′02″N 89°59′34″W / 30.33389°N 89.99278°W / 30.33389; -89.99278

Big Branch, Louisiana

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Big Branch, Louisiana
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Big Branch, Louisiana
Big Branch, Louisiana
Big Branch, Louisiana is located in the United States
Big Branch, Louisiana
Big Branch, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°20′02″N 89°59′34″W / 30.33389°N 89.99278°W / 30.33389; -89.99278
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Tammany
Elevation16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70445
Area code985
GNIS feature ID560170 [1]
FIPS code22-07255

Big Branch is an unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located on U. S. Route 190 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Mandeville and 3.5 miles northwest of Lacombe.[2]

The Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge lies along the coast of Lake Pontchartrain south of the community between Mandeville and Slidell.[2]

Entrance sign to the big branch marsh national wildlife refuge.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Branch, Louisiana
  2. ^ a b Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 3rd ed., 2010, p. 48 ISBN 0899332862