Meraux, Louisiana

About Meraux

Meraux, LA is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Louisiana.

Meraux holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.15 square miles.

📰 Meraux News Today

• Mark Andrew Danko Obituary (1973 - 2026) - Meraux, LA - AN17 Legacy obituary · Aug 3
• St. Bernard Highway reopens after fatal crash WWLTV.com · May 28
• 70-year-old pedestrian struck, killed in Meraux crash: LSP investigates WGNO · May 28
• Louisiana State Police investigating deadly crash involving pedestrian in Meraux WDSU · May 28
• What can toughen Louisiana coast against worsening storms? 4 years and 30,000 trees NBC News · Feb 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Meraux Unique

• The only place in America named Meraux — 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Meraux

• Borgnemouth Park reviews ★
• Woodlands Conservancy · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Meraux

• Joseph J. Davies Elementary School
• N.P. Trist Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Meraux

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