Golden Meadow, Louisiana

Golden Meadow is located at (29.388192, -90.269457). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (15.92%) is water. ==Demographics==

Golden Meadow first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census; 98.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.2% lived in rural areas. There were 726 households in Golden Meadow, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.2% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 535 families residing in the town. There were 883 housing units, of which 17.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.1%. ==Government and infrastructure==

On July 1, 1950, the town marshal, the first head law enforcement agent of the town, took his position and became the first head of the town police department. The United States Postal Service operates the Golden Meadow Post Office. ==Education==

building) Lafourche Parish Public Schools is the school district of the whole parish. It operates public schools: • Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School • Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School • Golden Meadow Middle School South Lafourche High School is in the Galliano census-designated place, north of Golden Meadow, and serves the community. Francophone private schools were the first educational institutions serving the community. In 1917 the first public elementary school opened. Golden Meadow High School opened in 1933. It was consolidated with Larose-Cut Off High School to form South Lafourche High School in 1966. The former Golden Meadow High building is currently Golden Meadow Middle School. Lafourche Parish Library operates the Golden Meadow Branch. Hurricane Ida destroyed a previous facility, which meant the parish had to have a new library built. Fletcher Technical Community College has Lafourche Parish in the college's service area. Additionally, a Delgado Community College document stated that Lafourche Parish was in the college's service area. ==Notable natives and residents==

• Dee Dee and Gypsy-Rose Blanchard until 2005, when they evacuated to Springfield, Missouri post-Katrina • Dick Guidry, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafourche Parish; graduated from Golden Meadow High School. ==References==