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Lutcher is a town in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . The population was 3,559 at the 2010 U.S. census, and 3,127 at the 2020 population estimates program.

Lutcher town overview:
Name:	Lutcher town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	St. James Parish
Elevation:	16 ft (5 m)
Total Area:	3.40 sq mi (8.82 km²)
Land Area:	3.37 sq mi (8.73 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km²)
Total Population:	3,133
Population Density:	929.40/sq mi (358.86/km²)
Area code:	225
FIPS code:	2246720

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History

Lutcher was established as a sawmill town, named after Henry J. Lutcher who was a sawmill operator and businessman. Lutcher is also where James Mather and his family established a sugar plantation, and where Mather died in 1821. The Bank of Lutcher was organized by George H. Jones, M. D., son of Dr. John Welch Jones.

Starting in the late 1800s, Christmas bonfires are built along the Mississippi River levee near Lutcher. This tradition has often occurred on Christmas Eve and it says that the bonfires are made to light a path for Papa Noel.

On August 29, 2005, Lutcher sustained damage from Hurricane Katrina. On the same day sixteen years later, the town sustained significant damage from Hurricane Ida.

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Geography

Lutcher is located at 30°2′56″N 90°41′59″W / 30.04889°N 90.69972°W / 30.04889; -90.69972 (30.048867, -90.699744). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km), of which 3.4 square miles (8.7 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.88%) is water. Lutcher is bordered by the Mississippi River and the town of Gramercy. Lutcher is approximately 36 miles west of New Orleans