Merrydale, Louisiana
CDP
About Merrydale
Set in the eastern part of Louisiana, Merrydale is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Merrydale is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.24 square miles.
📰 Merrydale News Today
- Merrydale Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Aug 16
- Merrydale, Louisiana Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
- EBRSO: Man arrested for armed robbery during shoe sale at Merrydale Elementary School parking lot WBRZ · Jul 18
- 9 schools in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will close under reorganization plan American School & University · Apr 29
- Weather updates: Flash flood warning in north shore issued as storm heads toward New Orleans WRKF · Mar 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Merrydale Unique
- The only place in America named Merrydale — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Baton Rouge (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Merrydale
📍 North Baton Rouge📍 Brookstown📍 Dayton📍 East Dayton📍 Fairwoods📍 Howell Park Terrace📍 Kildare📍 Lynn Place📍 Maribel Village📍 Merrydale📍 New Dayton📍 Phebus📍 Pioneer Park📍 Randolph Heights📍 Riffel Place📍 Videt Place📍 West Merrydale📍 Windfall
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Merrydale
- Gold Bowl — asian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Merrydale
- Bird Station Park reviews ★
- Comite River Park reviews ★
- East Brookstown Park reviews ★
- Evangeline Park reviews ★
- Fortune Addition Park reviews ★
- Howell Park reviews ★
- Ken-Warren Playground reviews ★
- Lanier Drive Park reviews ★
- Longfellow Park reviews ★
- Monte Sano Park reviews ★
- Samuel D'Agostino Park reviews ★
- Thomas A Maher Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateLouisiana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.24 sq mi
Coordinates30.4998, -91.1081