Poydras, Louisiana

About Poydras

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

Poydras holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.91 square miles.

📰 Poydras News Today

• Minor accidentally shoots himself in Downtown New Orleans, NOPD clarifies WWLTV.com · Jun 14
• Hakim family expands CBD office footprint with purchase of 400 Poydras Tower nola.com · Jan 20
• Poydras, Louisiana Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 17
• Vehicle crashes into building at Poydras and Camp Streets, debris closes lane WWLTV.com · Sep 15
• Man, woman arrested after an armed robbery at a business in St. Bernard WDSU · Apr 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Poydras Unique

• The only place in America named Poydras — 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

• 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 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Los Isleños Museum Complex · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Poydras

• Saint Bernard State Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Poydras

• J.F. Gauthier School
• St. Bernard Middle School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Poydras

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