Named for author Herman Melville, this corner of America served by the zip code 71353 is situated less than 5 miles away from Morganza, Palmetto, Fordoche, Krotz Springs, Livonia, Port Barre, New Roads, and Washington. Part of the Opelousas-Eunice metro area, this community in Saint Landry Parish has minor French, American, Irish, Italian, English, and French Canadian ancestries influencing its lifestyle. Host of the Atchafalaya Catfish Festival, this land of more than 1 square mile of extension is dedicated to constrcution, wood products, health care, and educational services industries.