New Sarpy is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,169 at the 2020 census.

History

thumb|left|215x215px|A 1775 map of the [[German Coast with Bustards Cove located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, at its confluence with the Sueur River.]]

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. The site was named 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.

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.

Demographics

New Sarpy first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census;

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 497

| 42.51%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 565

| 48.33%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 2

| 0.17%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 51

| 4.36%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 54

| 4.62%

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,169 people, 441 households, and 353 families residing in the CDP.

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.

Notable people

  • Jerico Nelson, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints

References