page_title: Jefferson, Louisiana
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jefferson, Louisiana / History
caption_attribution_description: English: At the Whitehall Plantation House builiding on the campus of Magnolia School, Old Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, during Magnolia Fest 2017. Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, 1 April, 2017. Free reuse with attribution in accordance with cc-by-sa-4.0 license. Reuse without photographer attribution is a violation of copyright.
context_page_description: Jefferson is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the north side of the Mississippi River. Jefferson is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,193 at the 2010 census. It is often known by locals as "Old Jefferson", but should not be confused with Old Jefferson in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
context_section_description: Early French colonial documents show what would become Jefferson as part of the "Tchoupitoulas Coast" of Native American settlement. In the French and Spanish colonial era it was divided into a series of plantations with boundary lines perpendicular to the Mississippi River.
  In the American Civil War, Camp Parapet was built originally by Confederate forces to defend New Orleans from an attack from the upriver side. After the Union liberated the city sailing up from downriver, U.S. troops expanded the fortifications to defend from Confederate counterattacks which never came.
  What is now Jefferson includes formerly separate small communities dating back to the 19th century, including, Hoeyville, New Carrollon, Southport, and  Shrewsbury,  along with 20th century subdivisions/land developments including Azalea Gardens, Camellia Gardens, Jefferson Heights, and Rio Vista. Some of these names continue to sometimes be used locally to refer to neighborhoods.
  The current 4 lane Jefferson Highway was inaugurated in 1928, accelerating development as a suburban area within Greater New Orleans.
  Former landmarks included what is best remembered as "The Beverly".  An old plantation house was first converted to a "road house" music venue called "Suburban Gardens" in the 1920s; Louis Armstrong and his band had a summer residency here in 1931. In 1945 it was expanded into a lush (but illegal) gambling casino under the name the Beverly Country Club. After Federal crackdowns, it became a dinner theater until it burned down in 1983.
caption: Whitehall Plantation House is a rare survivor from the area's plantation era
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