Houma is located in
Terrebonne Parish (of which it is the parish seat) within the
Cajun Country Region southwest of
New Orleans, between
Thibodaux and
Bourg along Hwy 24 near the Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Hackberry, Lake Boudreaux, Lake Theriot, Lake Fields, and Lake Long.
The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 29,964, a decrease of 531 since 1990.
