Thibodaux (pronounced "TIB-uh-doe"; or "TIB-oh-doe"; /ˈtɪbodoʊ/) is a small city located on the banks of Bayou Lafourche in northwestern Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. "Thibodaux, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes), City Data, 2007, webpage: blank">C-Thib. "Census 2000 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list), _US Census Bureau, May 2003, webpage: blank">C2000-LA. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census.
Thibodaux is nicknamed "Queen City of Lafourche."
Thibodaux is home to _Nicholls State University. It was mentioned in Hank Williams' "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)", in the 1970s Jerry Reed song "Amos Moses," in the 1990s George Strait song "Adalida," and is the title of a song by jazz songstress Marcia Ball.
