Chackbay, Louisiana

Chackbay is located along the northern edge of Lafourche Parish at . Its northern boundary is the border with St. James Parish. Settlement follows the major roads through the community, which follow higher ground. Large areas away from the roads are wetland and mainly undeveloped. Louisiana Highway 20 runs through the western part of the CDP, leading south to Thibodaux, the parish seat, and northeast to Vacherie. Highway 304 runs west and southwest from Highway 20 to Bayou Lafourche west of Thibodaux, and Highway 307 runs east to Kraemer. Unincorporated communities within the Chackbay CDP are, from west to east, Choupique, Chegby, and Chackbay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Chackbay CDP has a total area of , all of it recorded as land. ==Demographics==

Chackbay first appeared as a census designated place the 1990 U.S. Census. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. Of households in Chackbay, 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.7% were married-couple households, 14.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,127 housing units, of which 7.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.0%. ==Education==

Lafourche Parish Public Schools is the area school district, and operates area public schools. Chackbay Elementary School serves the community. Sixth Ward Middle School and Thibodaux High School serve residents of the Ward 6 area. Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area. Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area. ==Government and infrastructure==

Residents are served by the Ward 6 Senior Citizens Center. ==Notable people==

• Dee Dee Blanchard, homicide victim • Billy Tauzin, US congressman who lived in Clarks Summit while he was in office. ==References==