Thibodaux
Also known as Thibodaux, Louisiana, Thibodaux, LA, Thibodeaux, Louisiana
city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Lafourche
- Named after
- Henry S. Thibodaux
- Mayor
- Kevin Clement
- City
- 6.79 sq mi (17.59 km )
- Land
- 6.79 sq mi (17.59 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4.0 m)
- Density
- 2,348.0/sq mi (906.58/km )
- Metro
- 208,178
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Thibodaux (/ˈtɪbədoʊ/ TIB-ə-doh) is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
Thibodaux is nicknamed the "Queen City of Lafourche", and is home to Nicholls State University.