Marrero was named in honor of the Louisiana politician and founder of Marrero Land Company,
Louis H. Marrero. The area was originally referred to and shown on maps as "Amesville", after the Boston businessman
Oakes Ames, who purchased much of the land following the
Civil War. In February 1916, the U.S. Postmaster officially changed the name of the Post Office to "Marrero".[3]
Louis Herman Marrero was born in
Adams County, Mississippi, on July 17, 1847. When he was a child his family moved to
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. During his school years at
Jackson, Louisiana, the Civil War began, and Marrero joined Captain Scott's Command, later known as the 25th Louisiana Regiment.[4]
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the Marrero CDP has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.3 km2), of which 8.0 sq mi (20.6 km2) are land and 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2), or 7.66%, are water.[6]
Demographics
Marrero CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census 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.
The 2019
American Community Survey estimated 30,894 people lived in the CDP, down from 33,141 at the
2010 U.S. census.[10] In 2020, the population was 32,382.[2] At the 2019 census estimates, the racial and ethnic makeup was 50.1%
Black or African American, 37.2%
non-Hispanic white, 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.2%
Asian, 0.2% some other race, 2.0%
multiracial, and 4.9%
Hispanic and Latino American of any race. Per the following census in 2020, the composition was 50.12% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 31.9% non-Hispanic white, 0.49% non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.48% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.01% non-Hispanic Pacific Islander, 3.42% non-Hispanic two or more races, and 8.57% Hispanic or Latino American of any race;[9] this reflects the greater diversification of the United States at the time of this census, becoming less predominantly non-Hispanic white.[11][12][13][14] In 2019, the median household income was $44,866 and 21% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.
It was previously called Ames Montessori School. In 2011 the school board voted to rename it after an African-American judge who died in 1988. He was the first African-American man elected to a Jefferson Parish-level political office.[20]
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
Miller Wall Elementary School
Ella C. Pittman Elementary School
Schools outside of Marrero serving portions include Vic A. Pitre Elementary School in
Westwego, Estelle Elementary in Estelle.[19]
In regards to advanced studies academies, some residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy and some are zoned to the Gretna Academy.[21]