Estelle, Louisiana

Part of the colonial era Isleño Barataria Settlement was in the southern part of what is now Estelle. Estelle became the location of the WWL-AM transmitter.

Estelle is located at 29°50′51″N 90°6′29″W (29.847527, -90.108117).[3] It is bordered to the north by Marrero and to the east by Woodmere. It is 12 miles (19 km) by highway or 7 miles (11 km) in a straight line southwest of downtown New Orleans. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.02 square miles (13.01 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km²), or 0.18%, are water.[4]

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 17,968 people lived in the CDP, up from 16,377 at the 2010 U.S. census.[7] At the 2020 United States census, there were 17,952 people in the CDP.[2] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 50.5% non-Hispanic white, 26.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 6.2% Asian, 6.6% some other race, 3.5% multiracial, and 12.3% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. The 2020 census determined 47.18% of its population was non-Hispanic white, 27.77% Black or African American, 0.79% Native American, 5.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.66% two or more races, and 14.0% Hispanic and Latino American of any race.[6] The growth of the Asian American and Hispanic or Latino American population in the CDP and others in Jefferson Parish have reflected the greater diversification of the U.S. following non-Hispanic white demographic decline.[8][9] The median household income was $68,051 and 14.3% of the population were at or below the poverty line in 2019.

Residents are assigned to schools in the Jefferson Parish Public Schools system.[10]

Schools that serve Estelle for elementary school are Estelle Elementary, Allen Ellender PK-8, and Congetta Trippe Janet in Estelle, as well as Miller Wall Elementary in Marrero.[11] Schools that serve Estelle for middle school are Ellender PK-8, Truman Middle in Estelle, and Worley Middle in Harvey.[12] Most residents are zoned to John Ehret High School, while some are zoned to L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero.[13] In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.[14]

Previously Ellender was solely a middle school, and Estelle was divided between Ellender and Truman at the middle school level.[15] Therefore, Ellender did not serve any portions of Estelle at the elementary level.[16]