Chalmette, Louisiana

About Chalmette

Chalmette is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Louisiana.

Officially, Chalmette is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.17 square miles.

📰 Chalmette News Today

• Explosion and fire rock Chalmette refinery. No injuries reported, but blast felt miles away. NOLA.com · May 8
• Water outage planned for parts of Chalmette amid Extreme Heat Warning WWLTV.com · Jul 27
• Chalmette Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• 512 Chalmette Ave, Chalmette, LA 70043 realtor.com · Aug 5
• VIDEO: Explosion at Chalmette Refining sends flames and smoke into sky fox8live.com · May 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Chalmette Unique

• The only place in America named Chalmette — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Chalmette

• Sunny Side Up
• Quick Work Chinese Restauran — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chalmette

• Cut-Off Playground reviews ★
• Pakenham Oaks reviews ★
• Val Reiss Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Chalmette

• Andrew Jackson Middle School
• Arlene Meraux Elementary School
• C.F. Rowley Alternative School
• Chalmette Elementary School
• Chalmette High School
• Lacoste Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• St Bernard Parish Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Chalmette

🏘️ Nearby Communities