Fifth Ward, Louisiana

About Fifth Ward

Fifth Ward is a small unincorporated community in central Louisiana.

Fifth Ward holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.2 square miles.

📰 Fifth Ward News Today

• I tried Tina Knowles' gumbo. The haters have it all wrong. | Opinion Houston Chronicle · Mar 21
• Down Home Louisiana: Fifth Ward Flea Market KALB | News Channel 5 · May 28
• Louisiana school board to close historic Black school next to chemical plant WWNO · Nov 11
• LDF Files Brief in St. John Parish School Desegregation Case to Address Environmentally Hazardous Conditions at Fifth Ward Elementary School Legal Defense Fund · Jun 28
• Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure AP News · Nov 8

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What Makes Fifth Ward Unique

• The only place in America named Fifth Ward — 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.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Fifth Ward

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