Editing Bridge City, Louisiana (section)

==Education==
The area's public schools are operated by the [[Jefferson Parish Public School System]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22051_jefferson/DC20SD_C22051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22051_jefferson/DC20SD_C22051_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Most areas of the CDP are zoned to:<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2209480_bridge_city/DC10BLK_P2209480_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bridge City CDP, LA]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140519055119/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2209480_bridge_city/DC10BLK_P2209480_001.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. Compare this map to the school attendance zone maps.</ref> Gilbert [[K-8 school|PreK-8 School]] in [[Avondale, Louisiana|Avondale]], formerly Henry Ford Middle School until 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Broach|first=Drew|url=https://www.nola.com/news/education/jefferson-parish-is-renaming-two-public-schools-for-tom-benson-emmett-gilbert/article_000c8e07-4098-5187-86e2-5bc08b5b6759.html|title=Jefferson Parish is renaming two public schools for Tom Benson, Emmett Gilbert|newspaper=[[The Times Picayune]]|date=2019-05-25|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> A small section is zoned to Isaac Joseph Elementary School in [[Westwego, Louisiana|Westwego]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://la50000440.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/LA50000440/Centricity/Domain/142/WB%20ELEM2324.pdf|title=Elementary School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana|publisher=[[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> For middle school, most areas are zoned to Gilbert PreK-8 while some are zoned to Worley Middle School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://la50000440.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/LA50000440/Centricity/Domain/142/WB%20MIDDLE2324.pdf|title=Middle School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana|publisher=[[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> The high school which includes the CDP is [[L.W. Higgins High School]] in [[Marrero, Louisiana|Marrero]].<ref>"[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-high-dist.pdf High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905105429/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-high-dist.pdf Archive]). [[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>

In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.<ref>"[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wb-elem-magnet-dist-ltr.pdf Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905102905/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wb-elem-magnet-dist-ltr.pdf Archive]). [[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>

Previously areas were zoned to Mildred S. Harris Elementary School (formerly Bridge City Elementary School) in Bridge City.<ref name=ESzone2012>"[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-elem-dist.pdf Elementary School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905113848/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-elem-dist.pdf Archive]). [[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> The school was given its last name, after the founding principal of the school, in 2012. Members of the family of the founding principal and former student Nedra Cassard had campaigned to have the school renamed, and the district voted in favor of renaming. The school was founded in 1952.<ref>Waller, Mark. "[http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2012/03/bridge_city_elementary_renamed.html Bridge City Elementary renamed for its founding principal]." ''[[The Times-Picayune]]''. March 21, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014.</ref> It closed in 2023.<ref name=sixclose>{{cite web|last=Paterson|first=Blake|url=https://www.nola.com/news/jefferson-parish-school-board-votes-to-close-6-schools/article_3b0358f8-d411-11ed-81b4-ef1232a5b3fe.html|title=Jefferson Parish School Board votes to close schools, relocate students|newspaper=[[The Times Picayune]]|date=2023-04-05|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref> There was an unsuccessful community campaign to try to salvage the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox8live.com/2023/03/31/bridge-city-parents-community-members-rally-save-mildred-harris-elementary-closing/|title=Bridge City parents, community members rally to save Mildred Harris Elementary from closing|publisher=Fox 8 Louisiana|date=2023-03-31|access-date=2024-03-02}}</ref>

Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School (formerly Westwego Elementary School) in [[Westwego, Louisiana|Westwego]] and Catherine Strehle Elementary School in [[Avondale, Louisiana|Avondale]] formerly served portions of Bridge City.<ref name=ESzone2012/> In the early 2010s Henry Ford Middle School had Bridge City CDP in its boundary.<ref>"[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-middle-dist.pdf Middle School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905133401/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-middle-dist.pdf Archive]). [[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>