Jefferson, Louisiana

About Jefferson

Set in the southeastern part of Louisiana, Jefferson is a small unincorporated community.

Jefferson holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.71 square miles.

📰 Jefferson News Today

• EXTREME HEAT WARNING ISSUED FOR JEFFERSON PARISH Jefferson Parish (.gov) · Aug 14
• Entergy Louisiana launches major grid resilience project in Jefferson Parish Entergy · Aug 13
• Entergy begins $270M project to strengthen Jefferson Parish power grid WWLTV.com · Aug 15
• Jefferson Parish students are back in class. Here are the top education issues to watch. nola.com · Aug 17
• Man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend’s father in Jefferson Parish WGNO · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Jefferson Unique

• One of 17 places in the US named Jefferson — but the Louisiana one has a character all its own.
• 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

• 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 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Jefferson

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Jefferson

• Angelo Brocato Ice Cream (café)
• Boucherie — regional
• Bub's Burgers — burger
• Cafe Degas — french
• Café du Monde — coffee shop (café)
• Canal Street Bistro — breakfast
• Clesi's Crawfish & Catering — seafood
• Cowbell — comfort food
• Crescent City Steak House
• Dots Diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Katrina National Memorial Museum · Museum
• Longue Vue House and Gardens · Museum
• Louisiana Children's Museum · Museum
• New Orleans Botanical Gardens · Attraction
• New Orleans Museum of Art · Museum
• Pitot House · Museum
• Storyland · Attraction
• The Cannery · Attraction
• Carousel Gardens Amusement Park · Theme park
• Historic Oak Grove · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Jefferson

• City Park reviews ★
• Bolivar Place reviews ★
• Carrollton Historic District reviews ★
• Cedar Green reviews ★
• Charity Hospital Cemetery reviews ★
• Cleary Park reviews ★
• Comiskey Park reviews ★
• Conrad Playground reviews ★
• Cuccia-Byrnes Playground reviews ★
• Delgado Playground reviews ★
• Easton Park reviews ★
• Frederick Square reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Jefferson

• Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
• JCFA-East
• Jefferson School
• Jefferson Virtual High School
• Riverdale High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Jefferson

🏘️ Nearby Communities