Fordoche (fo-DOSH), town (1990 pop. 869), Pointe Coupee parish, SE central La., 25 mi/40 km WNW of Baton Rouge; 30°36'N 91°37'W. In agr. area (cotton, rice, soybeans, sugarcane, vegetables; cattle); timber; oil and gas. Atchafalaya Natl. Wildlife Refuge and Sherburne State Wildlife Area to SW.