Rosedale is a village in
Iberville Parish,
Louisiana
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, United States. The population was 664 in 2020.
It is part of the
Baton Rouge
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metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
Rosedale is located in northern Iberville Parish at (30.439929, -91.461588).
It is bordered to the south by the village of
Grosse Tete, and Bayou Grosse Tete flows through the center of Rosedale.
Louisiana Highways
76 and
77 intersect at the center of Rosedale. LA 76 leads east to
Port Allen across the
Mississippi River
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from
Baton Rouge
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, and west to a point near Ramah and
Interstate 10
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. LA 77, following Bayou Grosse Tete, leads northwest to
Maringouin and southeast to Interstate 10 at Grosse Tête.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Rosedale has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 664 people, 338 households, and 221 families residing in the village.
Education
Residents are served by the
Iberville Parish School Board. Residents are zoned to North Iberville Elementary School and
Plaquemine High School.
North Iberville Elementary and High School previously served the community, but North Iberville High School closed in 2009 despite a parental movement to keep the school open. Parents criticized the rezoning to Plaquemine High because of the long distances involved.
In 2022, the Iberville Parish School board voted to reopen North Iberville High School. The high school will be integrated with the Iberville STEM Academy. Students returned to North Iberville High School in the fall of 2022.
See also
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Episcopal Church of the Nativity (Rosedale, Louisiana)
References
External links
North Iberville Elementary School
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Villages in Louisiana
Villages in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Baton Rouge metropolitan area