New Sarpy | |
Other Name: | L'Anse Aux Outardes |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | St. Charles |
Pushpin Map: | Louisiana |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of New Sarpy in Louisiana |
Coordinates: | 29.9789°N -90.3856°W |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.57 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.38 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1169 |
Population Density Km2: | 397.58 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1029.96 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Area Code: | 985 |
Blank Name: | L'Anse Aux Outardes |
Blank Info: | Bustard’s cove, 1722. Settled by Canadians, French, Bienville came here in 1699 from Lake Pontchartrain using small waterways, portage. LeSueur and Canadians used the route and were met here by Iberville and Tonti February 24, 1700. It became part of the Second German Coast about 1730. |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Land Km2: | 2.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.63 |
New Sarpy is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,169 at the 2020 census.[2]
In 1699, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville discovered an indigenous Bayagoula settlement located near the Mississippi River intersection with a tributary in present-day New Sarpy.[3] The site was named L’Anse aux Outardes or Bustard’s Cove.[3]
In 1722 and 1723, French, German, and newly arrived settlers from French Canada were granted lands on the east bank of the Mississippi River and moved from west bank German Coast villages to establish the first east bank settlement at L’Anse aux Outardes or Bustard’s Cove.[4] The granting of lands on the east bank, led to the founding of the Second German Coast in 1730 and the establishment of officially having settlements on both banks of the Mississippi River.[4]
New Sarpy is located at (29.978937, -90.385492).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km) (17.16%) is water.
Number | Percentage | ||
---|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 497 | 42.51% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 565 | 48.33% | |
Native American | 2 | 0.17% | |
Other/Mixed | 51 | 4.36% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 4.62% |
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:
The film Bug, directed by William Friedkin, includes scenes shot at Migliore's Grocery and Boomerang's Bar, in New Sarpy. The scenes were filmed on August 2, 2005, and the film had its US theatrical release on May 25, 2007.[7]