Poydras, Louisiana

Poydras was first settled in the 18th century by Isleños when Louisiana was a Spanish colony. Presumably, the town is named for Julien Poydras. Albert Estopinal, Jr., a St. Bernard Parish district attorney, judge, and sheriff, was born in Poydras in 1869 to later U.S. Representative, Albert Estopinal, Sr. The locally constructed levee failed during the 1922 flood and the community of Poydras was destroyed. Some historians claim that the levee break was intentional to save the City of New Orleans. The New Orleans river stage dropped .2 foot within 24 hours of the Poydras crevasse and a sound levee had been inspected and reported only 30 minutes before the breach occurred. Poydras was severely damaged by the impact of Hurricane Katrina on 29 August 2005. ==Geography==

Poydras is located at (29.869696, -89.888955). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (4.81%) is water. ==Demographics==

Poydras first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census. 92.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.3% lived in rural areas. There were 918 households in Poydras, including 638 families, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 20.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 1,518 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.88% White, 8.65% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races in 2000. Hispanic or Latinos of any race were 5.22% of the population. ==Education==

Residents are zoned to schools in the St. Bernard Parish Public Schools. As of 2015 Chalmette High School serves the population. ==References==