| Waggaman, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Waggaman in Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 29.9297°N -90.23°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.57 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.83 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9835 |
| Population Density Km2: | 662.39 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1715.51 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 70094 (Westwego) |
| Area Code: | 504 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 558340 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 14.85 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.16 |
| Named For: | George A. Waggaman |
Waggaman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Waggaman is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 9,835 at the 2020 census.[2] The area was named for U.S. Senator George Augustus Waggaman (1782–1843).
George Augustus Waggaman settled in the area with his wife, Camille Arnoult, who inherited a large tract of land there. The two built a considerable plantation which they named Avondale, which later succumbed to the Mississippi River in 1892. Today the Avondale area, an unincorporated community which abuts Waggaman, was home to Avondale Shipyards, one of the largest employers in Jefferson Parish.
Waggaman is located on the west side of Jefferson Parish at (29.929856, -90.230053),[3] on the southwest side of the Mississippi River. It is bordered to the southeast by Avondale. Across the Mississippi, it is bordered to the north by Kenner, to the northeast by River Ridge, and to the east by Harahan. U.S. Route 90 forms the southern border of Waggaman and leads east into New Orleans. Louisiana Highway 18 (River Road) runs along the river side of the community, leading east into Avondale and west (upriver) 10miles to Interstate 310 in Luling.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Waggaman CDP has a total area of 17km2, of which 14.2km2 are land and 2.8km2, or 16.29%, are water.[4]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,302 | 23.41% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,355 | 64.62% | |
| Native American | 47 | 0.48% | |
| Asian | 125 | 1.27% | |
| Other/Mixed | 292 | 2.97% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 714 | 7.26% |
Jefferson Parish Public School System serves Waggaman.[6]
All residents are zoned to:[7] Cherbonnier K-8 School in Waggaman CDP for elementary and middle school.[8] [9] Previously the school, then Lucille Cherbonnier/Norbert Rillieux Elementary School, was two separate campuses: Norbert Rillieux Elementary School and Cherbonnier Elementary School.[10] In 2012 the superintendent recommended that the schools be consolidated with the Cherbonnier campus being used.[11] The zoned high school is L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero.[12]
When Cherbonnier/Rilieux was elementary-only, it had elementary grades, while Henry Ford Middle School in Avondale had middle school grades.[13] Henry Ford later became Gilbert PreK-8 School.[14]
In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.[15]
Jefferson Parish Library operates the Live Oak Library in Waggaman.[7] [16] The library, located adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Park, opened in 1989. It is designed to appear similar to an Acadian style cottage.[16]
Waggaman is served by the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Department and the Live Oak Manor Fire Department. [17]