Brownfields, Louisiana

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
• Brownfields, LA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Shreveport to receive $1M EPA Brownfields Grant to clean up Cross Bayou, revitalize Ledbetter Heights KSLA · Jun 25
• An EPA grant will fund the assessment of two Lafayette properties for environmental contamination The Advocate · Jul 10
• Cameras are now recording special ed classes in Louisiana public schools. Here’s what to know. NOLA.com · Feb 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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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.

📍 Neighborhoods in Brownfields

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Brownfields

• IHOP — breakfast

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Brownfields

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