Brownfields, Louisiana
CDP
About Brownfields
Brownfields, LA is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Louisiana.
Officially, Brownfields is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.14 square miles.
📰 Brownfields News Today
- Louisiana awared $4.5 million in brownfields grants KNOE · Jul 7
- Louisiana awarded $4.5 million in Brownfields Grants to advance community revitalization efforts across the state - Minden Press-Herald Minden Press-Herald · Jul 8
- Shreveport to receive $1M EPA Brownfields Grant to clean up Cross Bayou, revitalize Ledbetter Heights KSLA · Jun 25
- Acadiana Planning Commission gets $1.2 million grant KATC · Nov 24
- An EPA grant will fund the assessment of two Lafayette properties for environmental contamination The Advocate · Jul 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Brownfields Unique
- The only place in America named Brownfields — 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 eastern 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Brownfields
- IHOP — breakfast
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Martin L. Harvey Hall · Museum
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brownfields
- Blackwater Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Scotlandville Parkway Park reviews ★
- Anna Jordan Park reviews ★
- Cadillac Street Park reviews ★
- Hooper Road Park reviews ★
- James Watson Park reviews ★
- Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateLouisiana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.14 sq mi
Coordinates30.5434, -91.1241