[3] It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, approximately 12 miles south of Baton Rouge.

Over the years, the area has been transformed from a primarily agricultural economy to one that is now dominated by the petrochemical industry.

[4] This area is in a part of Acadiana, which was founded by the Acadians, after their expulsion from Nova Scotia in the mid-18th century.

[5] At the end of 1769 Luis de Unzaga, then governor of New Orleans and from 1770 also of Louisiana, authorized Father Dragobert to create a parish for the Acadians on land near the Mississippi and located between Baton Rouge, Iberville and the town of Gonzales.

[9] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,433 people, 1,635 households, and 962 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 United States census,[14] there were 5,514 people, 898 households, and 639 families residing in the town.

[15] Males had a median income of $41,125 versus $34,313 for females, and 20.0% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

Some residents send their children to private schools in Greater Baton Rouge and in the Gonzales, Louisiana area.