Old Jefferson, Louisiana

About Old Jefferson

Old Jefferson is a small unincorporated community in eastern Louisiana.

Old Jefferson holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.52 square miles.

📰 Old Jefferson News Today

• Century-old Jefferson Parish company breaks ground on $25M expansion WWLTV.com · Jun 24
• Jefferson Parish teacher accused of soliciting who he thought was teen girl, Kenner Police say FOX 8 Local First · Sep 4
• Gunman in deadly Old Jefferson triple shooting sentenced to life plus 50 years NOLA.com · Aug 27
• Jurors reach verdict 7 years after Old Jefferson triple shooting left 1 dead, 2 wounded NOLA.com · Jul 17
• 'Why our area?': Residents oppose plan to make Jefferson Parish landfill largest in state WWLTV.com · Apr 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Old Jefferson Unique

• The only place in America named Old Jefferson — 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Old Jefferson

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Old Jefferson

• Bullfish Bistro — caribbean
• CAVA — mediterranean
• Jabbys — pizza
• Mason's Grill — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Too Saucy — noodle
• Waffle House — american
• Way Cool Snowballs — snowballs
• City Pork Perkins — barbecue
• Dixie Dilly

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blue Bayou Water Park · Water park
• Azuka · Attraction
• Barataria Pirate · Attraction
• Black Widow · Attraction
• Cajun Collision · Attraction
• Conja' · Attraction
• Dixie Landin' · Theme park
• Dixie Landin' and Manchac Train Station · Attraction
• Extrem · Attraction
• Flyin' Tigers · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Old Jefferson

• Airline Highway Park reviews ★
• Baringer Road Park reviews ★
• Clay Cut Bayou Park reviews ★
• Erich Sternberg Family Park reviews ★
• Pinehurst Park reviews ★
• Airline Highway Parish Park reviews ★
• BREC Manchac Park reviews ★
• Brookfield Avenue Park reviews ★
• Woodlawn Acres Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Old Jefferson

🏘️ Nearby Communities