Bayou Goula, Louisiana

Bayou Goula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 514 in 2020.

Name
The name Bayou Goula comes from the historic tribe who lived in the region, the Bayagoula. Their Muskogean language name means "river people".

Geography
The community is in eastern Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is 3.5 mi north of White Castle and 7 mi southeast of Plaquemine, the parish seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 7.5 sqkm, of which 6.3 sqkm are land and 1.2 sqkm, or 15.67%, are water, within the Mississippi River.

Demographics
In 2020, it had a population of 514.