Taft, LA

Taft is a tiny community on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. With only a few dozen residents, it sits directly in the region's heavy industrial corridor. Major facilities like the Waterford power complex and Dow Chemical dominate the local landscape, making the area an active center for energy and chemical manufacturing. A small cluster of homes still sits along the riverfront, though most people know Taft as a workplace for industrial jobs upriver from New Orleans.