Krotz Springs is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Atchafalaya River.

[2] In 1909, a post office was established in the town, and the obvious choice of a name was Krotz Springs.

[3] The Krotz Springs Bridge spanning the Atchafalaya River opened in 1928 and carried railroad and automobile traffic.

On November 21, 1987, James Rasie Nall defeated Ina Moran (D) in a runoff election for mayor.

[6] Four years later, on October 6, 1990, Gary Soileau (D) defeated Larry Martinez, Sr. (D), in a landslide victory with 86 percent of the ballots cast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 97.2% White, 0.2% Black, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian and 0.3% from two or more races.

As of 2010, 77.39% of the population identified themselves as belonging to a faith community; of these 86.5% were Catholic, 9.4% were Southern Baptist and 2.4% were Churches of Christ.