Lettsworth is an unincorporated community located in the extreme northern tip of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] It lies on the east bank of the Atchafalaya River near its intersection with the Mississippi and Red rivers at the Old River Control Structure. As of 2005, the population is 202. The town's zip code is 70753.

Village of Lettsworth
Unincorporated community
Village of Lettsworth Location of Lettsworth in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°56′01″N 91°42′17″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Pointe Coupee
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	202
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70753
Area code(s)	225
GNIS feature ID	555026[1]
FIPS code	22-43500

Blues musician Buddy Guy was born in Lettsworth in 1936.[3] The father of journalist Howard K. Smith was originally from Lettsworth.

On the northern end of Lettsworth, bordering the Atchafalaya River, is White Hall Plantation House, an 1840s antebellum structure designed by architect Henry Howard, and once the home of state senator Bennet Barton Simmes (1811-1888), founder of the river town of Simmesport on the opposite bank of the river.

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