Waggaman, Louisiana

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.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> The area was named for U.S. Senator George Augustus Waggaman (1782–1843).

History

Template:Unreferenced section 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 Template:Coord (29.929856, -90.230053),<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 Template:Convert into New Orleans. Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) runs along the river side of the community, leading east into Avondale and west (upriver) Template:Convert to Interstate 310 in Luling.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Waggaman CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert, or 16.29%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Waggaman racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> At the 2020 census, there were 9,835 people in the CDP.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":2" /> The median household income was $46,075 and 30.1% of the population lived at or below the poverty line in 2019.

Education

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Norbert Rillieux Elementary School

Jefferson Parish Public School System serves Waggaman.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

All residents are zoned to:<ref name="Wagmap">"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.</ref> Cherbonnier K-8 School in Waggaman CDP for elementary and middle school.<ref name=WestbankESZone2023>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=WestBankMSZone2023>Template:Cite web</ref> Previously the school, then Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School, was two separate campuses: Norbert Rillieux Elementary School and Cherbonnier Elementary School.<ref name=ESzone2009>"Elementary School Districts 2009-2010 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> In 2012 the superintendent recommended that the schools be consolidated with the Cherbonnier campus being used.<ref>"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.</ref> The zoned high school is L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero.<ref>"High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>

When Cherbonnier/Rilieux was elementary-only, it had elementary grades, while Henry Ford Middle School in Avondale had middle school grades.<ref>"Middle School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> Henry Ford later became Gilbert PreK-8 School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.<ref>"Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones Template:Webarchive" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref>

Jefferson Parish Library operates the Live Oak Library in Waggaman.<ref name="Wagmap"/><ref name="Libprof">"Live Oak Library." Jefferson Parish Library. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.</ref> The library, located adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Park, opened in 1989. It is designed to appear similar to an Acadian style cottage.<ref name="Libprof"/>

Police and Fire Services

Waggaman is served by the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Department and the Live Oak Manor Fire Department.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School
• Live Oak Manor Elementary School