Estelle, Louisiana

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• Musical demonstration traces evolution of Cajun fiddle
  

  Cajun fiddle master Hadley Castille and his extended family will be on hand Saturday to speak about and demonstrate the origins and historical evolution of Cajun fiddling.

• Pump operators stay in stations; Elmwood catching up from heavy rainfall
  

  Jefferson Parish pump operators aren't likely to leave pumping stations during Hurricane Gustav, administrators said.

• Firefighters set to train Saturday
  

  Several West Bank fire departments will participate in a training session Saturday when they burn the old Plantation Golf Course Club House in Terrytown.

• Voter-rights group cries foul in state
  

  A national voting rights organization says Louisiana election officials are violating federal law by dropping voters who have registered in other states.

• Former Monroe policeman arrested on drug charges
  

  Metro Narcotics agents arrested a former Monroe police officer and two others Thursday afternoon on drug charges.

• $8M levee contract goes to Kenner firm
  

  ' The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded to a small business in Kenner an $8 million contract to enlarge a West Bank levee.

• Historian helps breathe life into cemetery
  

  By William Johnson * wjohnson@dailyworld.com * June 11, 2008 The St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery dates back to the 1700s and is the oldest cemetery in southwest Louisiana.

City Description

Estelle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 15,880 at the 2000 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Estelle is located at 29°50′51″N 90°6′29″W / 29.8475, -90.10806 (29.847527, -90.108117). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,880 people, 5,012 households, and 4,360 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,141.6 people per square mile (1,214.1/km²). There were 5,124 housing units at an average density of 1,013.7/sq mi (391.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.33% White, 16.79% African American, 0.82% Native American, 3.31% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.20% of the population. There were 5,012 households out of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.0% were non-families. 10.1% of all households were made

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• Louisiana
• Jefferson Parish

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