New Roads, Louisiana
New Roads is a city of 4,404 people in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
Why visit New Roads
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 15 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include First National Bank, Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse and False River Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 92°F; January lows average 42°F.
Weather in New Roads
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About New Roads
New Roads (historically French: Poste-de-Pointe-Coupée) is a city in and the parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The center of population of Louisiana was located in New Roads in 2000. The population was 4,831 at the 2010 census, down from 4,966 in 2000. In the 2020 census the population was 4,549, while at the beginning year of 2023 the census showed a population of 4,205 and expects to be under 4,000 by the years end.
From the Wikipedia article New Roads, Louisiana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
First National Bank
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Historic building in New Roads, Louisiana, U.S
Pointe Coupee Parish Courthouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.3 mi
County courthouse in New Roads, Louisiana
Poydras High School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.0 mi
High school in New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Samson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.1 mi
Historic building in New Roads, Louisiana.
Satterfield Motor Company Building
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Historic building in New Roads, Louisiana
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes15
Subway
Fast food · Sandwich · 1.1 mi
2031 False River Road, New Roads
Mo 09:00-21:00; Tu 08:00-21:00; We 09:00-21:00; Th 08:00-21:00; Fr...
Dough & Joe
Fast food · Donut · 1.2 mi
112 Richey Street, New Roads
Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00, Sa 08:00-12:30
3 more on the map.
Where to stay1
History
Le Poste de Pointe Coupée ("the Pointe Coupée Post" or Cut Point Post) is one of the oldest communities in the Mississippi River Valley established by European colonists. The trading post was founded in 1719 by settlers from France. It was located upstream from the point crossed by explorers, immediately above but not circled by False River. The name referred to the area along the Mississippi River northeast of what is now New Roads.
The post was initially settled by native French, as well as French-speaking Creoles born in the colony. Additional ethnically French settlers migrated down the Mississippi River from Fort de Chartres, Upper Louisiana. The colonists imported numerous African slaves from the French West Indies (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Domingue), and many directly from Africa, as workers for the plantations.
Historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall discovered extensive French and Spanish documentation of the early slave trade, which provided more information than is usually available as to the ethnicity and names of individual slaves, all in the court house at New Roads. Using this and other research, she has produced "The Louisiana Slave Database and the Louisiana Free Database: 1719–1820," which is searchable online.
From the History section of New Roads, Louisiana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
St. Francis Chapel
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare2
Map of New Roads
47 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 42°F | 6.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 65°F | 45°F | 5.2 in | 0.1 in |
| Mar | 72°F | 51°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 79°F | 58°F | 5.1 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 86°F | 66°F | 5.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 91°F | 73°F | 5.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 92°F | 75°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 92°F | 75°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 89°F | 71°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 81°F | 60°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 71°F | 50°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 63°F | 44°F | 5.3 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for New Roads 5 Ne (6 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Pointe Coupee Parish has had 38 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-06-30: Tropical Storm Arthur (Tropical Storm)
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-10: Tropical Storm Francine (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-13: Tropical Storm Nicholas (Coastal Storm)
- 2021-08-29: Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-27: Tropical Storm Ida (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 21 miles away.
- Livonia 11 mi southwest, about 17 min by car
- Zachary 17 mi east, about 28 min by car
- Jackson 17 mi northeast, about 28 min by car
- Baker 19 mi southeast, about 31 min by car
- Brownfields 22 mi southeast, about 36 min by car
- Brusly 24 mi southeast, about 39 min by car
- Addis 25 mi southeast, about 41 min by car
- Baton Rouge 26 mi southeast, about 42 min by car
- Central 27 mi east, about 43 min by car
- Gardere 30 mi southeast, about 48 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- StFrancis2, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ascension Catholic High vs False River Academy football in Louisiana, Sf46, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AlbinMajor11, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- AlbinMajor12, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SamsonHouse11, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SamsonHouse12, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NR1Bank13, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NR1Bank12, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NR1Bank11, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Satterfield13, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Satterfield12, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Satterfield11, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pointe Coupee Courthouse, Tjean314, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LeJeuneHouse12, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- LeJeuneHouse11, Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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