Profile for New Roads, Louisiana, LA

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near New Roads

Cemeteries (8)

Colleges (1)

Communities (1)

Libraries (2)

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• New Roads population
• Ancestry of people in New Roads
• Housing in New Roads
• Income in New Roads
• Marital status of adults in New Roads
• Place of birth of people in New Roads
• Residence in 1995, of people in New Roads
• School enrollment & education levels in New Roads
• Transportation & commute times in New Roads
• Pointe Coupee Parish data
• Fastest-growing counties in Louisiana
• State data - Louisiana
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about New Roads demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Pointe Coupee Parish economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Baton Rouge area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 70759 ZIP code.

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• Pointe Coupee Parish Chamber of Commerce

2% of New Roads residents report German ancestry, and 3% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the New Roads ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near New Roads
• Libraries in or near New Roads

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• Pointe Coupee Parish Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - LA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• New Roads museums
• New Roads historic sites
• New Roads area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• New Roads area cemeteries
• Cemetery record compendium
• Louisiana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near New Roads
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more

• New Roads business guide
• Pointe Coupee Parish Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Louisiana
• Local ordinances in Louisiana (Partial selection)

• Crime in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Arrests in Pointe Coupee Parish

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Louisiana
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in New Roads was $14,840, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Pointe Coupee Parish economic census
• Pointe Coupee Parish economic summary
• Pointe Coupee Parish employment growth
• Pointe Coupee Parish unemployment rate
• Louisiana economic data

22% of New Roads residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near New Roads
• Colleges in Louisiana
• Learning Disabilities Association in Louisiana
• Schools in or near New Roads
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Louisiana high schools

• Movies playing in or near New Roads

• Air pollution in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Diesel soot in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Land contamination in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Nature Conservancy projects in Louisiana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Louisiana

• ePodunk festival listings
• Louisiana county fairs
• Louisiana festivals (Louisiana tourism department)
• Send us festival info for New Roads

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near New Roads
• Geocaches in Louisiana

• New Roads items now on sale

• Louisiana state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• New Roads medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near New Roads
• Historic sites in Louisiana
• Museums in or near New Roads
• Museums in Louisiana
• Louisiana state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Pointe Coupee Parish genealogy forum

Median rent in New Roads, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $213.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $677.

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• Property and neighborhood reports
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• Jobs in the New Roads area
• Job services in Louisiana
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in New Roads include Pointe Coupee Parish Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near New Roads

• Louisiana library

• Get directions from New Roads
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• Census map of New Roads area
• Historic maps of LA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Louisiana
• Topographic map of New Roads

• Daily newspapers in or near New Roads
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• Media ownership in the New Roads area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Louisiana

• Military bases in Louisiana
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near New Roads
• Search obituaries in Louisiana
• Recent death notices - selected LA newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Louisiana
• Lions clubs in Louisiana
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for New Roads
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near New Roads

• Parks near New Roads
• National forests in Louisiana
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Pointe Coupee Parish supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our New Roads political report.

• Louisiana Democratic party
• Louisiana Republican party
• Louisiana elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near New Roads
• Total membership by faith, in Pointe Coupee Parish

• Chowhound message boards for LA

The average commute time for New Roads workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• New Roads travel guide
• Airports near New Roads
• Hotels near New Roads
• Louisiana tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Louisiana coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Louisiana
• Wildlife refuges in Louisiana

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