Metairie, Louisiana

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'''Metairie''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɛ|t|ər|i}} {{respell|MET|ər-ee}}) is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]], United States, and is part of the [[New Orleans]] [[New Orleans metropolitan area|metropolitan area]]. With a population of 143,507 in 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=QuickFacts: Metairie CDP, Louisiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/metairiecdplouisiana/POP010220 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish and was (as of 2010) the fifth-largest CDP in the United States.<ref name="Census of Population and Housing">{{cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 19, 2013}}</ref> It is an [[unincorporated area]] that (as of 2020) would have been [[List of municipalities in Louisiana|Louisiana's fourth-largest city]] behind [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] if incorporated.<ref name="cdata">"Metairie, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes), ''City Data'', 2019, webpage: [http://www.city-data.com/city/Metairie-Louisiana.html C-Metr].</ref><ref name="c2K">"Census 2020 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list), [[US Census Bureau]], May 2003, webpage: [https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/louisiana-population-change-between-census-decade.html C2020-LA].</ref>

== Etymology ==
''Métairie'' ({{IPA-fr|metɛʁi|lang}}) is the [[French language|French]] term for a small tenant farm which paid the landlord with a share of the produce, a practice also known as [[sharecropping]] (in French, ''[[métayage]]''). In the 1760s many of the original French farmers were tenants; after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the majority of the community's inhabitants were sharecroppers until urbanization started in the 1910s.

== History ==
In the 1720s French settlers became the first Europeans to settle Metairie in the area known then as Tchoupitoulas and now as Metairie Ridge, a natural levee formed by an ancient branch of the Mississippi River, [[Bayou Metairie]], which flowed through modern-day [[River Ridge, Louisiana|River Ridge]], Metairie, [[Gentilly, New Orleans|Gentilly]], and [[New Orleans East]]. It emptied into [[Mississippi Sound]]. The [[Acolapissa]] Native Americans used this ridge as a road; it is the oldest road in the New Orleans area. Paved in the 1920s, it is called Metairie Road.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} An electric [[streetcar]] was installed running along Metairie Road in the late 1910s, opening the area to greater development.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/blake_pontchartrain/blake-pontchartrain-the-royal-blue-line-streetcar-in-old-metairie-was-an-extension-of-the/article_d6396a50-6e08-11ea-aa3b-e7996c4c9f27.html | title=Blake Pontchartrain: The Royal Blue Line streetcar in Old Metairie was an extension of the Napoleon Avenue line }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://websitesneworleans.com/metairie/id11.html | title=The Blue Line Streetcar - 1916 }}</ref> Upscale housing tracts were constructed off the road in the 1920s; this area is now known as "Old Metairie".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Victor |date=2010-03-22 |title=Old Metairie: A suburb of the city celebrates the feel of a small town |language=en |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans, Louisiana |url=https://www.nola.com/realestate/article_e35697aa-2e36-56f5-b24c-0827ba346079.html |access-date=2022-04-02}}</ref> The areas to the north and northwest of Metairie Road were not developed until after [[World War II]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} The land between Metairie Ridge and [[Lake Pontchartrain]], which was [[Bald cypress|cypress]] swamps and marshlands, was drained with the [[Wood Pump]]. With development of this new land for residences, Metairie's population grew in the 1940s as a result of cheaper land, lower taxes, and larger lots as compared to Orleans Parish.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The [[1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane]], with winds of {{convert|125|mph|abbr=on}}, directly hit Metairie. Much of the community was under {{convert|6|ft}} of water.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Norwood |first=Nicondra |date=2016-09-19 |title=Remembering one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Gulf Coast |language=en |work=WVUE-TV |url=https://www.fox8live.com/story/33132208/remembering-one-of-the-worst-hurricanes-to-hit-the-gulf-coast |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref>

[[Hurricane Betsy]], a Category Three storm, hit the area in 1965, causing extensive wind damage and moderate flooding.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Remnick |first=David |date=2005-09-26 |title=High Water |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/10/03/high-water |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref> In 1995 the [[May 8th 1995 Louisiana flood]], which dumped upwards of {{convert|20|in}} of rain into Metairie in a twelve-hour period, also flooded some parts of the region, especially areas south and west of Metairie, including Kenner, [[Harahan, Louisiana|Harahan]], and River Ridge.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Broach |first=Drew |date=2015-05-08 |title='A rain of biblical proportions': The May 8-10, 1995, flood |language=en |work=The Times–Picayune |url=https://www.nola.com/news/weather/article_0d884cdf-0710-5417-a31e-99d3700a68dd.html |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref>

In 1989, a Metairie district elected [[white supremacist]] [[David Duke]] to the Louisiana state legislature for a single term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maraniss |first=David |date=February 19, 1989 |title=Ex-klansman Wins Election in Louisiana |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/02/19/ex-klansman-wins-election-in-louisiana/490b69ae-9042-40ca-990a-14c20c403f82/|access-date=October 23, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>

On August 29, 2005, [[Hurricane Katrina]] caused a new migration from Orleans Parish, because housing was needed to replace what had been destroyed in the flooding of the city.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} It has been a racially neutral migration, with equal numbers of black and white residents moving to Jefferson Parish.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} The 2010 census showed that Metairie has increasingly become more diverse.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Veterans Boulevard was laid out alongside a drainage [[canal]], and became a commercial center of the region. The [[central business district]] of Metairie is located on Causeway Boulevard near Lake Pontchartrain. Metairie also has one of the handful of major malls located in the New Orleans metro area. [[Lakeside Shopping Center]] is the highest-grossing mall in the New Orleans metropolitan area.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} In the 1970s and early 1980s, an area of [[Bar (establishment)|bar]]s and [[nightclub]]s opened in a section of Metairie known as "Fat City", which is now the most racially diverse area in the New Orleans metropolitan area and is home to a vibrant restaurant scene.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Several New Orleans radio and television stations have transmitter facilities in Metairie and Jefferson Parish; two of them, [[WGNO-TV]] and [[WNOL]], now have studios and main offices in Metairie.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Metairie has a large [[Mardi Gras]] season that touts itself as more family-friendly than the [[New Orleans Mardi Gras]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Geography==
Metairie is located in eastern [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish]] and is bordered by [[New Orleans]] to the east, [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] to the west, [[Lake Pontchartrain]] to the north, and the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] tracks to the south. South of the railroad are [[River Ridge, Louisiana|River Ridge]], Harahan, [[Elmwood, Louisiana|Elmwood]], and [[Jefferson, Louisiana|Jefferson]]. The [[17th Street Canal]] forms the border between Metairie and New Orleans to the east. It is a principal community in [[New Orleans metropolitan area|Greater New Orleans]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Metairie CDP has a total area of {{convert|60.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|60.1|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.18%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2250115|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103643/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2250115|archive-date=February 13, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2018|work=American Factfinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate of Metairie has been classified as [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]]. Like the city of New Orleans, it has short, generally mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average precipitation is {{convert|62.5|in|mm|abbr=on}} annually; the summer months are the wettest, while October is the driest month.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=lix|title=National Weather Service}}</ref> Precipitation in winter usually accompanies the passing of a cold front. On average, there are 77 days of {{convert|90|°F}} or greater highs, 8.1 days per winter where the high does not exceed {{convert|50|°F}}, and 8.0 nights with freezing lows annually. It is rare for the temperature to reach {{convert|20|or|100|°F|°C|1}}, with the last occurrence of each being February 5, 1996, and June 26, 2016, respectively.<ref name=":0" />
{{Weather box
|location = Metairie, Louisiana
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 82
|Feb record high F = 85
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 99
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 84
|Jan high F = 63
|Feb high F = 66
|Mar high F = 73
|Apr high F = 79
|May high F = 85
|Jun high F = 90
|Jul high F = 92
|Aug high F = 92
|Sep high F = 88
|Oct high F = 81
|Nov high F = 72
|Dec high F = 65
|Jan low F = 45
|Feb low F = 48
|Mar low F = 55
|Apr low F = 60
|May low F = 68
|Jun low F = 73
|Jul low F = 75
|Aug low F = 75
|Sep low F = 72
|Oct low F = 62
|Nov low F = 54
|Dec low F = 48
|Jan record low F = 16
|Feb record low F = 20
|Mar record low F = 28
|Apr record low F = 37
|May record low F = 51
|Jun record low F = 54
|Jul record low F = 64
|Aug record low F = 64
|date=April 2014}}

===Tallest buildings===
[[Image:VeteransBlvdMetairie.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Skyline of Metairie]]Three Lakeway Center stands at {{convert|403|ft|abbr=on}}.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! class="unsortable" |Rank
! Name
! Height<br /><small>ft (m)</small>
! Floors
! Year
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1
| [[Three Lakeway Center]]
| {{convert|403|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| 34
| 1987
|Tallest building in Louisiana outside of [[New Orleans]] and [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]].<ref name="3lakeway-skyscraper">{{skyscraperpage|48445|title=Three Lakeway Center}}</ref><ref name="3lakeway-emporis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124710 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024958/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124710 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=Three Lakeway Center |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| [[The Galleria (Metairie, Louisiana)|The Galleria]]
| {{convert|269|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| 21
| 1986
| <ref name="galleria-skyscraper">{{skyscraperpage|51298|title=The Galleria}}</ref><ref name="galleria-emporis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124706 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307023718/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124706 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=The Galleria |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| [[Two Lakeway Center]]
| {{convert|259|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| 19
| 1983
| <ref name="2lakeway-skyscraper">{{skyscraperpage|48448|title=Two Lakeway Center}}</ref><ref name="2lakeway-emporis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124708 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626230206/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124708 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |title=Two Lakeway Center |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| [[Heritage Plaza (Metairie, Louisiana)|Heritage Plaza]]
| {{convert|245|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| 18
| 1983
| <ref name="heritageplaza-skyscraper">{{skyscraperpage|86234|title=Heritage Plaza}}</ref><ref name="heritageplaza-emporis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124705 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628134407/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124705 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |title=Heritage Plaza |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
|-
| 5
| [[Executive Tower One]]
| {{convert|204|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| 14
| 1972
| <ref name="executivetower1-skyscraper">{{skyscraperpage|86233|title=Executive Tower I}}</ref><ref name="executivetower1-emporis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/147005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307024524/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/147005 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=Executive Tower I |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref name="executivetower1-loopnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/ProfileSE.aspx?LID=15275765&linkcode=10850&sourcecode=1lww2t006a00001|title=Executive Office Tower|access-date=2007-11-24|publisher=Loopnet.com}}</ref>
|-
| 6
| [[One Lakeway Center]]
| {{convert|193|ft|m|abbr=values}}
| 14
| 1982
| <ref name="1lakeway-skyscraper">{{skyscraperpage|48443|title=One Lakeway Center}}</ref><ref name="1lakeway-emporis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124704 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306022738/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/124704 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |title=One Lakeway Center |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref>
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 136477
|1980= 164160
|1990= 149428
|2000= 146136
|2010= 138481
|2020= 143507
|footnote=source:<ref name="Census of Population and Housing" /><ref>[http://louisiana.gov/Explore/Historical_Census/PL94B1.php Population of Louisiana cities & Towns by population – 1990 & 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521200608/http://louisiana.gov/Explore/Historical_Census/PL94B1.php|date=2017-05-21 }}. Retrieved 2013-08-19.</ref>[http://www.city-data.com/city/Metairie-Louisiana.html]
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Metairie CDP, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2250115&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2250115&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Metairie CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2250115&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|119,535
|100,280
|style='background: #ffffe6; |89,070
|81.80%
|72.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|9,860
|14,020
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,827
|6.75%
|10.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.03%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|336
|294
|style='background: #ffffe6; |247
|0.23%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,002
|4,458
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,474
|2.74%
|3.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.81%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|31
|39
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|129
|372
|style='background: #ffffe6; |817
|0.09%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,648
|1,571
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,604
|1.13%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|10,595
|17,447
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,444
|7.25%
|12.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.12%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''146,136'''
|'''138,481'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''143,507'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], there were 130,427 people living in the census-designated place.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Census profile: Metairie, LA|url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US2250115-metairie-la/|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Census Reporter|language=en}}</ref> At the [[2010 United States census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 138,481 people living in Metairie.<ref name="Census of Population and Housing"/> The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] reported 143,507 people living in the CDP. As of 2019, population density was 5,607.7 people per square mile, with a median age of 40.6.

At the 2019 American Community Survey, the racial and ethnic makeup was 69% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 10% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1% multiracial, and 16% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]]. According to 2017 census estimates, the racial makeup of Metairie was 67.5% White, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino American of any race, 9.9% Black and African American, 3.9% Asian, 0.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], 0.9% from two or more races, and 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Metairie, Louisiana (LA) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Metairie-Louisiana.html|website=www.city-data.com|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> By the time of the 2020 census, its racial and ethnic makeup was 62.89% non-Hispanic white, 10.98% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 3.73% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 18.20% two or more races, and 18.42% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2250115&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Among the population of Metairie, 52% were female in 2019. There were 56,421 households with an average of 2.63 persons per household. An estimated 52% of households were married couples living together, 23% non-family, 18% female householder with no male present, and 7% male householder with no female present. Approximately 61,354 housing units were in the community, and 92% were occupied; 59% of housing units were owner-occupied, and 64% of housing units were single unit structures. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $246,600, and the median household income was $60,404. Residents had a per capita income of $35,007 at the 2019 American Community Survey.<ref name=":2" />

===Religion===
In Metairie, 54.1% of residents identified with some religion as of 2019. Due to Spanish and French colonial influence, Metairie and the surrounding area have an overwhelmingly Catholic populace. Approximately 34.6% identify with the [[Catholic Church]], served by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans]]; 5.9% were [[Baptists|Baptist]], 3.1% [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], 1.4% [[Methodism|Methodist]], 0.6% [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], 0.6% [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]], 0.5% [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], and 0.5% from another [[List of Christian denominations|Christian group]] including the [[Metropolitan Community Church]] among others.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/metairie|title=Metairie, Louisiana Religion|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

Approximately 0.7% were [[Islam|Muslims]] and 0.4% identified with an [[Eastern religions|Eastern religion]] such as [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], or [[Sikhism]];<ref name=":1" /> 0.6% of the community claimed affiliation with [[Judaism]].<ref name=":1" /> Metairie is home to Congregation Gates of Prayer, a [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] synagogue, and beside it is [[Congregation Beth Israel (New Orleans)|Congregation Beth Israel]], the oldest [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] congregation in the New Orleans metro area. Beth Israel constructed its new building in Metairie in 2012, several years after its building in [[Lakeview, New Orleans]] was destroyed by [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tapper |first=Josh |date=2015-08-17 |title=10 years on, Katrina still fosters a bond for New Orleans Jews |language=en-US |work=The Times of Israel |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/for-new-orleans-jews-katrina-10-years-on-still-fosters-communal-bond/ |access-date=2022-11-21}}</ref>

==Economy==
Metarie has the headquarters of Rawbar Inc., which operates [[Acme Oyster House]], a restaurant chain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=USDOT&original_query_param=NAME&query_string=3161732&original_query_string=ACME%20OYSTER%20HOUSE|title=Rawbar Inc|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2023-12-09|quote=110 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD STE 203A METAIRIE, LA 70005-4914}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Public libraries===
[[File:East Bank Regional Library 01.jpg|thumb|225px|East Bank Regional Library]]
[[File:Metairie Road, Old Metairie Louisiana, 19 October 2016 - Library.jpg|thumb|Old Metairie Library]]
[[Jefferson Parish Library]] operates public libraries.<ref name="Metmap"/><!--The map is linked so addresses can be matched to it--> The East Bank Regional Library, which houses the library system's headquarters, is in Metairie.<ref>"[http://www.jefferson.lib.la.us/branches/jplpage.eastbankregional.html East Bank Regional and library headquarters]." [[Jefferson Parish Library]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.</ref> Other public libraries in Metairie include the Lakeshore Library,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lakeshore Library |url=https://www.jplibrary.net/lakeshore-library |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Jefferson Parish Library |language=en}}</ref> the Old Metairie Library,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Metairie Library |url=https://www.jplibrary.net/old-metairie-library |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Jefferson Parish Library |language=en}}</ref> and the Wagner Library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wagner Library |url=https://www.jplibrary.net/wagner-library-0 |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Jefferson Parish Library |language=en}}</ref>

==Sports==
[[Image:Zephyr Field New Orleans, LA.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[Shrine on Airline]]]]
Metairie was home to the [[New Orleans Baby Cakes]] [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Pacific Coast League]] from 1993 to 2019. The [[minor league baseball|minor league]] club played its home games at [[Privateer Park]], home to the [[University of New Orleans]]'s [[NCAA]] baseball team, from 1992 through 1996, and at [[Shrine on Airline]] from 1997 to 2019.

The training facilities of [[NFL]] franchise [[New Orleans Saints]] and the [[NBA]] franchise [[New Orleans Pelicans]] are located in Metairie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Training Camp in Metairie |url=http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/tc_metairie.html|publisher=neworleanssaints.com|access-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017213126/http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/tc_metairie.html|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pelicans Practice Facility Tour|url=https://www.nba.com/pelicans/gallery/pelicans-practice-facility-tour|website=New Orleans Pelicans|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> As such, many players reside in the area.<ref>{{cite news |last=Duncan |first=Jeff|title=Some New Orleans Saints can't resist lure of life in the big city |url=http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2013/05/saints_in_the_city_column.html|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]]|date=May 30, 2013}}</ref>

Boxing cards have been held in the [[Copeland Tower Suites]] (formerly Landmark Hotel).<ref>{{cite web |title=Professional boxing set to return to Metairie's Landmark Hotel |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/06/professional_boxing_set_to_ret.html |publisher=nola.com |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TKO Promotions brings professional boxing back to Metairie on June 2 |url=https://crescentcitysports.com/tko-promotions-brings-professional-boxing-back-to-metairie-on-june-2/ |publisher=crescentcitysports.com |date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>

Beginning in 2020, the [[New Orleans Gold]] of [[Major League Rugby]] will play their homes games in Metairie at the [[Gold Mine on Airline]].

==Parks and recreation==
[[Image:Lafreniere Park 12.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[Lafreniere Park]]]]
Jefferson Parish has created many parks in Metairie. Many of these playgrounds have organized sports leagues such as football, baseball, and [[basketball]]. Some of them also have other programs, such as low-cost [[piano]] lessons. The parks in Metairie are:  
*  Cleary Playground
*  Delta Playground
*  Doe Playground
*  Girard Playground
*  Jim O'Ryan Playground
*  Johnny Bright Playground
*  [[Lafreniere Park]]
*  Lakeshore Playground
*  [[LaSalle Park (Louisiana)|LaSalle Park]]
*  Mike Miley Playground
*  [[Pontiff Playground]]

==Education==
Metairie's public schools are operated by the [[Jefferson Parish Public School System]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22051_jefferson/DC20SD_C22051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-02}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22051_jefferson/DC20SD_C22051_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

There is one zoned public high school in Metairie: [[East Jefferson High School]].  Additionally, many residents are zoned to [[Alfred Bonnabel High School]] in [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] and [[Riverdale High School (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)|Riverdale High School]] in [[Jefferson, Louisiana|Jefferson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://la50000440.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/LA50000440/Centricity/Domain/142/EB%20HIGH2324.pdf|title=High School Districts 2023-2024 East Bank of Jefferson Parish|publisher=[[Jefferson Parish Public Schools]]|access-date=2023-12-24}}</ref><ref name="Metmap">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2250115_metairie/DC20BLK_P2250115.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Metairie CDP, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-03}}<br>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2250115_metairie/DC10BLK_P2250115_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Metairie CDP, LA]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140518102450/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2250115_metairie/DC10BLK_P2250115_000.pdf Archive]). [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref><!--This map is cited once so that addresses can be matched to it-->

Previously, some residents were zoned to [[Grace King High School]] in Metairie.<ref>"[http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-eb-high-dist.pdf High School Districts 2012–2013 East Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130905125113/http://jpschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/12-13-eb-high-dist.pdf Archive]) [[Jefferson Parish Public School System]]. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.</ref> King closed in 2023.<ref name=FazioMarieLastDays>{{cite web|last=Fazio|first=Marie|url=https://www.nola.com/news/jefferson_parish/in-grace-kings-final-days-alumni-reflect/article_3146e6d4-fbeb-11ed-a27f-db964c5ab885.amp.html|title=The last days of Grace King High School, a Jefferson Parish institution with famous alumni|newspaper=[[The Times-Picayune]]|date=2023-05-29|access-date=2023-12-24}}</ref>

'''Magnet public school'''
* [[Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies]]

'''Private schools'''
* [[Archbishop Chapelle High School]]
* [[Archbishop Rummel High School]]
* [[Crescent City Christian School]]
* Ecole Classique
* Lutheran High School
* [[Metairie Park Country Day School]]
* [[Ridgewood Preparatory School]]
* [[St. Martin's Episcopal School]]

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
[[Image:MetryJuly2008CausewayWestEsplanade.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Two of the major roads in Metairie, Causeway Boulevard and West Esplanade Avenue, where they intersect in the CBD]]
The most common method of transportation within Metairie is the automobile. Mass transit is provided by "JeT" ([[Jefferson Transit (Louisiana)|Jefferson Transit]]), but it does not run on Sundays, holidays, or late at night, unlike many lines of New Orleans' RTA. JeT's coverage is also very limited in terms of usability.

[[Interstate 10]] runs east–west through Metairie.

Major east–west roads (starting from north to south) include West Esplanade Avenue, [[Veterans Memorial Boulevard]], West Napoleon Avenue, West Metairie Avenue, Metairie Road, Airline Drive (which is part of [[U.S. Route 61]]) and Jefferson Highway (which is part of [[U.S. Route 90]]). The [[Earhart Expressway]], running east–west immediately south of Airline Drive, is the only other freeway entering New Orleans from the west, but it ends as an expressway soon after crossing into Orleans Parish  and well before the New Orleans CBD (in Central City.)

[[Image:Lake Pontchartrain Causeway south.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway where it hits the South Shore in Metairie]]

For many of the major east–west roadways, the eastbound and westbound lanes are separated by large, open-topped drainage canals. These canals are one of the most distinct characteristics of the Metairie landscape.  Similar canals once bisected many streets in neighboring New Orleans, but most were covered over in the mid-20th century.

Multi-line, continuous north–south roads (starting from west to east) include Power Boulevard/David Drive/Hickory Avenue, Transcontinental Drive, Clearview Parkway, Causeway Boulevard, and Bonnabel Boulevard.

The [[Lake Pontchartrain Causeway]]'s southern terminus lies in Metairie.

==Requested images==
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File:Jefferson Parish Eastbank Regional Library, Metairie, Louisiana, 5 April 2023 - 3.jpg|Another photo of the Eastbank Regional Library
File:Grace King High School, Metairie Louisiana, June 2023 - 09.jpg|Grace King Senior High School
File:East Jefferson High School, Metairie, Louisiana.jpg|East Jefferson High School
File:Lakeshore Library, Metairie, Louisiana, 7 March 2024 - 3.jpg|Lakeshore Library

</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Metairie Cemetery]] - Located in New Orleans, east of Metairie
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st22_la/place/p2250115_metairie/DC20BLK_P2250115.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Metairie CDP, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2250115_metairie/DC10BLK_P2250115_000.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Metairie CDP, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2250115_metairie/ links to individual pages]
*{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st22_Louisiana/Place/2250115_Metairie/CBP2250115_000.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: METAIRIE CDP|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st22_Louisiana/Place/2250115_Metairie/ link to individual pages]
*[[1990 U.S. Census]] maps: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_000.pdf Index of Jefferson County] with Metairie on pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_003.pdf 3], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_004.pdf 4], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_006.pdf 6], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_007.pdf 7], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_008.pdf 8] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st22_Louisiana/22051_Jefferson/90B22051_A01.pdf A01]

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Metairie}}
* [http://www.metairie.com/ Metairie community website]

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