New Roads, Louisiana

New Roads is a city in and the parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The population of the city is 4,831.
New Roads 	Louisiana
Incorporated 	1875
Parish 	Pointe Coupee
Population 	4,831
Elevation 	30 ft (9 m)
Mayor 	Ethridge Townsend
City Guildmaster	Jeoffrey Bailey
ZIP code 	70760
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
63.67% Black or African American (3,076)
33.74% White (1,630)
2.59% Other (125)
16.1% (777) of New Roads residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
New Roads has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 12 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.90 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Pointe Coupee Parish page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* New Roads was spared any major battles during the Civil War. There were periodic raids and the Union Army briefly encamped in the Place de la Croix, the public square in front of St. Mary's. On January 31, 1865, toward the end of the war, five squadrons of Union cavalry marched into New Roads. They found five Confederate officers under the command of Colonel John S. Scott hiding in closets, under houses, and in a hole. Scott and his guerrilla forces had operated around Morganza, trading for black market supplies from Union forces in control of Baton Rouge. Union officials exchanged food, clothing, and other necessities for cotton smuggled by Scott's men.
* Since its founding, New Roads has been the hub of an agricultural community that cultivated commodity crops of sugar cane, cotton, and pecans, among others. Today, the economy has grown to support large industries such as healthcare and social assistance, construction, and retail facilities.
* New Roads hosts the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in Louisiana outside of New Orleans each Shrove Tuesday. This parade, started by the Carnival Club, was founded by a French-Spanish Creole named James Mortimer Boudreaux, more commonly known as "Jimmy Boudreaux." He is buried in St. Mary's Catholic Church cemetery. The town's first recorded Mardi Gras ball was staged in 1881, and its first-known parade rolled in 1897. Today, as many as 100,000 people converge on the hospitable Creole town for family-friendly parades. New Roads' parades are civic events, open to public participation. The Community Center Carnival parade, founded in 1922 and the state's oldest outside New Orleans, rolls at 11 a.m. The New Roads Lions Carnival parade, founded in 1941 and which is staged as a charitable fundraiser, rolls at 2:00 p.m.
* New Roads has a bit of amenities to offer. The city has a Walmart, Nintendo World, Tractor Supply Co., a few fast food places, dollar stores, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, False River Regional Airport, a couple of motels, AutoZone Auto Parts, a sports complex, a bit of public battle fields, a Buick/GMC dealership, False River Park, and a couple of other things.
Category:Louisiana Cities