Waggaman, Louisiana

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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.

Waggaman is located on the west side of Jefferson Parish at {{Coord|29|55|47|N|90|13|48|W|type:city}} (29.929856, -90.230053),{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} 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 {{convert|14|mi}} into New Orleans. Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) runs along the river side of the community, leading east into Avondale and west (upriver) {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Interstate 310 in Luling.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Waggaman CDP has a total area of {{convert|17.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.2|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 16.29%, are water.{{Cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Waggaman CDP, Louisiana|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2279100|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095742/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2279100|archive-date=February 13, 2020|work=American Factfinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 20, 2018}}

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The 2019 American Community Survey determined 10,017 people lived in the CDP, an increase of 2 people since the 2010 U.S. census.{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Waggaman CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2279100|access-date=2021-08-12|website=data.census.gov}} At the 2020 census, there were 9,835 people in the CDP. 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. The median household income was $46,075 and 30.1% of the population lived at or below the poverty line in 2019.

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Jefferson Parish Public School System serves Waggaman.{{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]

All residents are zoned to:"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2279100_waggaman/DC10BLK_P2279100_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Waggaman CDP, LA]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063901/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2279100_waggaman/DC10BLK_P2279100_001.pdf Archive]). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. Compare this map to individual school attendance zones map. Cherbonnier K-8 School in Waggaman CDP for elementary and middle school.{{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}}{{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}} Previously the school, then Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School, was two separate campuses: Norbert Rillieux Elementary School and Cherbonnier Elementary School."[https://web.archive.org/web/20100423003140/http://www.jppss.k12.la.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147491352 Elementary School Districts 2009-2010 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20100423003140/http://www.jppss.k12.la.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147491352 Archive]). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014. In 2012 the superintendent recommended that the schools be consolidated with the Cherbonnier campus being used."[http://esbpublic.jppss.k12.la.us/com/print_item.aspx?itemId=5514 SR-3 School Closure, Consolidation, and Boundary Changes for the 2012/2013 School Year]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140519041128/http://esbpublic.jppss.k12.la.us/com/print_item.aspx?itemId=5514 Archive]) Jefferson Parish Public School System. Retrieved on April 1, 2013. The zoned high school is L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero."[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905105429/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-high-dist.pdf |date=2013-09-05 }}" ([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.

When Cherbonnier/Rilieux was elementary-only, it had elementary grades, while Henry Ford Middle School in Avondale had middle school grades."[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905133401/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-wb-middle-dist.pdf |date=2013-09-05 }}" ([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. Henry Ford later became Gilbert PreK-8 School.{{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}}

In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy."[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wb-elem-magnet-dist-ltr.pdf Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905102905/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wb-elem-magnet-dist-ltr.pdf |date=2013-09-05 }}" ([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.

Jefferson Parish Library operates the Live Oak Library in Waggaman."[http://www.jefferson.lib.la.us/branches/jplpage.liveoak.html Live Oak Library]." Jefferson Parish Library. Retrieved on September 28, 2010. The library, located adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Park, opened in 1989. It is designed to appear similar to an Acadian style cottage.

Waggaman is served by the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Department and the Live Oak Manor Fire Department.{{cite web | url=http://www.dss.state.la.us/directory/office/8349 | title=Live Oak Manor Volunteer Fire Department | Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services }}

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• [http://cherbonnierrillieux.jpschools.org Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School]
• [http://liveoak.jpschools.org Live Oak Manor Elementary School]

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