About Houma and Terrebonne Parish
Deriving its name from the French, "the good earth,"
Terrebonne Parish offers state of the art health care, affordable
cost of living, low crime, and an excellent educational system,
in addition to a host of cultural and recreational opportunities.
Being located in the southern extreme of the state, Terrebonne
Parish has a climate that allows for year-round sports and outdoor
activities such as festivals including Mardi Gras and Pow-Wows,
sports and recreation including fishing, golf, and eco-tourism.
Houma is located about an hour's travel from New Orleans, and
offers swamp tours, spicy Cajun cuisine, unlimited charter fishing,
Cajun dancehalls, birding trails, an exotic wildlife park, and
the second largest Mardi Gras celebration outside of New Orleans.
Terrebonne Parish offers all of the essential components to
make your business thrive: central location, navigable water
"superhighways," a world class, highly skilled workforce,
an excellent quality of life and low crime rate, available,
affordable real estate, a highly skilled and diverse workforce,
and numerous State, Federal and local incentives designed to
help your business succeed in the world market.
| Average elevation |
15ft. |
| Land area in sq. miles |
1255 s/m |
| Water area in sq. miles |
825 s/m |
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| Average temperatures |
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| Annual |
68 degrees |
| January |
62 degrees |
| July |
90 degrees |
| Annual average rainfall |
63 in. |
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List of Attractions / Features:
- Education:
Terrebonne
Parish School District
Terrebonne
Foundation for Academic Excellence
L.E. Fletcher
Technical Community College
Nicholls
State University (17 miles away in Thibodaux)
Seven other Universities 60 miles away in New Orleans
- Healthcare:
Terrebonne
General Medical Center
Leonard
J. Chabert Medical Center
Cardiovascular
Institute of the South (CIS)
Physicians Surgical Specialty Hospital
- Cultural Landmarks & Community Events:
Bayou
Terrebonne Waterlife Museum
Chauvin
Sculpture Garden
Downtown
Art Gallery 630 / Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild
Regional
Military Museum
Southdown
Plantation/Terrebonne Museum
Terrebonne
Folklife Culture Center
Mardi
Gras
- Links:
Houma
Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Chamber
of Commerce
Terrebonne
Economic Development Authority (TEDA)
Terrebonne
Parish Consolidated Government
Houma
Regional Arts Council
Local Airports:
Houma-Terrebonne
Airport/Industrial Park (general aviation)
Louis Armstrong
New Orleans International Airport (commercial & general
aviation)
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