New Sarpy is a

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(CDP) in St. Charles Parish,

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, United States. The population was 1,169 at the 2020 census.

History

In 1699,

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...

and

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (; ; February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767), also known as Sieur de Bienville, was a French colonial administrator in New France. Born in Montreal, he was an early governor of French Louisiana, appointed four ...

discovered an indigenous

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settlement located near the

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intersection with a tributary in present-day New Sarpy. The site was named ''L’Anse aux Outardes'' or ''Bustard’s Cove''. In 1722 and 1723,

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, and newly arrived settlers from

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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''. 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.

Geography

New Sarpy is located at (29.978937, -90.385492). According to the

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, 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.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,169 people, 441 households, and 353 families residing in the CDP.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including: * New Sarpy Elementary School * Destrehan High School in Destrehan

Popular culture

The film '' Bug'', directed by

William Friedkin William "Billy" Friedkin (born August 29, 1935)Biskind, p. 200. is an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter closely identified with the " New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in ...

, 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.

Notable people

* Jerico Nelson, NFL safety for the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

References

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