Waggaman, Louisiana

Waggaman, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Waggaman, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Waggaman, Louisiana
Waggaman, Louisiana
Location of Waggaman in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°55′47″N 90°13′48″W / 29.92972°N 90.23000°W / 29.92972; -90.23000
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishJefferson
Named forGeorge A. Waggaman
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.57 sq mi (17.00 km2)
 • Land5.73 sq mi (14.85 km2)
 • Water0.83 sq mi (2.16 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,835
 • Density1,715.51/sq mi (662.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70094 (Westwego)
Area code504
GNIS feature ID558340

Waggaman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Waggaman is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 9,835 at the 2020 census.[2] The area was named for U.S. Senator George Augustus Waggaman (1782–1843).

History

George Augustus Waggaman settled in the area with his wife, Camille Arnoult, who inherited a large tract of land there. The two built a considerable plantation which they named Avondale, which later succumbed to the Mississippi River in 1892. Today the Avondale area, an unincorporated community which abuts Waggaman, was home to Avondale Shipyards, one of the largest employers in Jefferson Parish.

Geography

Waggaman is located on the west side of Jefferson Parish at 29°55′47″N 90°13′48″W / 29.92972°N 90.23000°W / 29.92972; -90.23000 (29.929856, -90.230053),[3] on the southwest side of the Mississippi River. It is bordered to the southeast by Avondale. Across the Mississippi, it is bordered to the north by Kenner, to the northeast by River Ridge, and to the east by Harahan. U.S. Route 90 forms the southern border of Waggaman and leads east 14 miles (23 km) into New Orleans. Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) runs along the river side of the community, leading east into Avondale and west (upriver) 10 miles (16 km) to Interstate 310 in Luling.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Waggaman CDP has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.0 km2), of which 5.5 square miles (14.2 km2) are land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), or 16.29%, are water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20209,835—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
Waggaman racial composition as of 2020[6]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 2,302 23.41%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,355 64.62%
Native American 47 0.48%
Asian 125 1.27%
Other/Mixed 292 2.97%
Hispanic or Latino 714 7.26%

The 2019 American Community Survey determined 10,017 people lived in the CDP, an increase of 2 people since the 2010 U.S. census.[7] At the 2020 census, there were 9,835 people in the CDP.[2] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the CDP was 65.7% Black or African American, 24.8% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% some other race, 2.4% multiracial, and 6.3% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. A year later, the racial and ethnic makeup was a tabulated 64.62% Black or African American, 23.41% non-Hispanic white, 0.48% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.27% Asian, 2.97% multiracial or of another race, and 7.26% Hispanic and Latino American of any race.[6] The median household income was $46,075 and 30.1% of the population lived at or below the poverty line in 2019.

Education

Norbert Rillieux Elementary School

Jefferson Parish Public School System serves Waggaman.[8]

All residents are zoned to:[9] Cherbonnier K-8 School in Waggaman CDP for elementary and middle school.[10][11] Previously the school, then Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School, was two separate campuses: Norbert Rillieux Elementary School and Cherbonnier Elementary School.[12] In 2012 the superintendent recommended that the schools be consolidated with the Cherbonnier campus being used.[13] The zoned high school is L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero.[14]

When Cherbonnier/Rilieux was elementary-only, it had elementary grades, while Henry Ford Middle School in Avondale had middle school grades.[15] Henry Ford later became Gilbert PreK-8 School.[16]

In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.[17]

Jefferson Parish Library operates the Live Oak Library in Waggaman.[9][18] The library, located adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Park, opened in 1989. It is designed to appear similar to an Acadian style cottage.[18]

Police and Fire Services

Waggaman is served by the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Department and the Live Oak Manor Fire Department. [19]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "QuickFacts: Waggaman CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waggaman CDP, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Geography Profile: Waggaman CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024. - Text list
  9. ^ a b "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Waggaman CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. Compare this map to individual school attendance zones map.
  10. ^ "Elementary School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "Middle School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "Elementary School Districts 2009-2010 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "SR-3 School Closure, Consolidation, and Boundary Changes for the 2012/2013 School Year." (Archive) Jefferson Parish Public School System. Retrieved on April 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  15. ^ "Middle School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  16. ^ Broach, Drew (May 25, 2019). "Jefferson Parish is renaming two public schools for Tom Benson, Emmett Gilbert". The Times Picayune. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  17. ^ "Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  18. ^ a b "Live Oak Library." Jefferson Parish Library. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.
  19. ^ "Live Oak Manor Volunteer Fire Department | Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services".
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