About Arabi
Arabi is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Louisiana.
Officially, Arabi is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.75 square miles.
📰 Arabi News Today
- St. Bernard traffic alert: Judge Perez Drive at railroad crossing to close for 24 hours on Monday WDSU · Aug 16
- Unclaimed high winning Powerball ticket sold in Arabi WGNO · May 25
- Photos: A small tornado hits the Arabi neighborhood NOLA.com · Jun 19
- 8 confirmed tornadoes across Southeast LA and South MS, NWS continues Arabi storm damage survey WWLTV.com · Jun 20
- American Sugar Refining, Inc. Breaks Ground on First Phase of Modernization Project at Domino® Sugar Chalmette Refinery - Louisiana Economic Development Louisiana Economic Development - LED (.gov) · May 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Arabi Unique
- 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.
- Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Arabi
📍 Bywater📍 Camp Leroy Johnson📍 Faubourg Marigny📍 Gentilly📍 Gentilly Terrace📍 Gentilly Woods📍 Lake Oaks📍 Milneburg📍 Pines Village📍 Plum Orchard📍 Pontchartrain Beach📍 Saint Roch
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Arabi
- Alma — honduran
- Asian Panda — chinese
- Bar Pomona
- Cake Cafe & Bakery
- East of Italy — italian
- Elizabeth's
- Galaxie Tacos
- Margot's — pizza
- Munch Factory
- Peewee's Crabcakes — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Antenna · Art gallery
- ArtSpace3116 · Art gallery
- House of Dance & Feathers · Museum
- JAMNOLA · Museum
- Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum · Museum
- Second Story Gallery · Art gallery
- Staple Goods · Art gallery
- The Aquarium · Art gallery
- The Front · Art gallery
- The Old Arabi Sugar Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arabi
- Chalmette Battlefield reviews ★
- Crescent Park reviews ★
- Piety Street Wharf reviews ★
- Bonart Playground reviews ★
- Bunny Friend Playground reviews ★
- Carlson Park reviews ★
- Clouet Gardens reviews ★
- Donnelly Playground reviews ★
- Edith Sampson Playground reviews ★
- Filmore Park reviews ★
- Filmore Playground reviews ★
- Gatto Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Arabi
- Arabi Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateLouisiana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.75 sq mi
Coordinates29.9530, -89.9963