Metairie, Louisiana

About Metairie

Metairie, LA is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern Louisiana.

Metairie holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 23.16 square miles.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Louisiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Metairie Unique

• The only place in America named Metairie — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Metairie

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Metairie

• Acme Oyster House — seafood
• Applebee's — american
• Bobby Hebert's Cajun Cannon — cajun
• Boulevard American Bistro — american
• Byblos Market — mediterranean
• Cafe Equator Thai Street Food — thai
• Carreta's Grill
• Causeway Bar & Grill — grill
• Chez Pierre — vietnamese (café)
• Churros Cafe — cuban (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Louisiana Fire Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Metairie

• Bonnabel Dog Park reviews ★
• Boreas Park reviews ★
• Breakwater Park reviews ★
• Breeze Park reviews ★
• Cleary Playground reviews ★
• Fleur De Lis Park reviews ★
• Floral Park reviews ★
• Foliage Park reviews ★
• Girard Playground reviews ★
• Green Acres Park reviews ★
• Harlequin Park reviews ★
• Lafreniere Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Metairie

• Alice Birney Elementary School
• Bissonet Plaza School
• Bridgedale Elementary School
• East Jefferson High School
• Grace King High School
• Green Park Elementary School
• Harold Keller Elementary School
• Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies
• J.C. Ellis School
• John Q. Adams Middle School
• Joseph C Moscona School
• Phoebe Hearst School
• Rudolph Matas School
• T.H. Harris Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• East Jefferson General Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Omega Hospital, Llc

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Metairie

🏘️ Nearby Communities