The village is best known as the location where the film Because of Winn-Dixie, based on Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Prize-winning novel, was shot.

[5] The first permanent settlements in this region were made by the French and Spanish (including Isleños) about the middle of the 18th century along Bayou Lafourche, between the present towns of Donaldsonville and Napoleonville.

From 1755 to 1785, the population was increased by the immigration of the exiled Acadians who settled in the area, clearing the land and building comfortable homes.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), all land.

[3] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 540 people, 229 households, and 137 families residing in the village.