Johnson Bayou, Louisiana

Johnson Bayou
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Cameron
Elevation	0 ft (0.0 m)
Coordinates	29°45′47″N 93°41′55″W / 29.76306°N 93.69861°W / 29.76306; -93.69861Coordinates: 29°45′47″N 93°41′55″W / 29.76306°N 93.69861°W / 29.76306; -93.69861
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	337
Location of Johnson Bayou in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Johnson Bayou is a small unincorporated community located on the Creole Nature Trail along the Gulf Coast in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is named after Daniel Johnson, who came to the area in around 1790. The village is spread across coastal chenieres which were formed by deltaic sedimentation by the shifting of the Mississippi River. This geologic formation,the coastal cheniere [1][2], is found only in a few locations across the globe. The Population is near 400.

Johnson Bayou is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.

On October 12, 1886, Johnson Bayou was completely destroyed by the "great storm of 1886;" a storm surge of between seven and twelve feet that swept inland at Johnson Bayou, killing between 50 and 100 people. Between Sabine Pass and Beaumont, thirty miles of track of the Sabine and East Texas Railway, were damaged badly and partly washed away.

It was hit again by Hurricane Audrey in 1957, and yet again by Hurricane Rita on September 24, 2005. On September 13, 2007, Hurricane Humberto made landfall west of Johnson Bayou at High Island, Texas, bringing heavy rains to the community. On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike, a very large and nearly category 3 storm with massive storm surge made landfall on the upper Texas coast, causing extensive damage to the region (NOAA).

Location: 29.7613323 -93.6584918 (29°45'40"N 93°39'30"W). Elevation: 5 to 7 feet (2 m).

It is located on Louisiana Highway 82, 12 miles (19 km) west of Holly Beach, and 28 miles (45 km) southeast, across the Sabine Pass channel, of Port Arthur, Texas.