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Notable locations in Belle Chasse: Belle Chasse Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Belle Chasse Ferry (B), Bayou Barriere Golf Course (C), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office - Detective Bureau (D), Plaquemines Parish Office (E), Tulane University Museum of Natural History (F), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (G), Louisiana Medal of Honor Park Museum (H), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office (I), Plaquemines Parish Library Belle Chasse Branch (J), F Edward Herbert Riverside Research Center (K), Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office - Belle Chasse Lockup (L), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 2 Belle Chasse Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (M), Plaquemines Parish Fire District 2 Belle Chasse Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (N), Callender Naval Air Station Fire Department (O), Metropolitan Developmental Center (P), NAS Child Development Center (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Belle Chasse include: Israelite Baptist Church (A), First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse (B), Truth and Praise (C), Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Belle Chasse Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 8442 Highway 23) (1), Giordano & Associates (Amusement & Theme Parks; 8056 Highway 23) (2), Hall Real Estate Management (Amusement & Theme Parks; 8488 Highway 23) (3), Five Star Marine Service (Amusement & Theme Parks; 8056 Highway 23) (4), Southern Comfort Fishing Charters (8488 Highway 23) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Larosa Motel (7667 Highway 23) (1), Riverside Hotel (8280 Highway 23) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Plaquemines Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.6. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 7.64. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 11.7 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 27.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.575. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 20.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.17. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.4%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.9% for Black residents, 14.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 17.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people | | Louisiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 77.5% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Belle Chasse, LA
People in group quarters in Belle Chasse:
- 259 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in military barracks, etc.
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Belle Chasse compared to Louisiana state average:
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Belle Chasse (2011 data):
- Regions Bank: Belle Chassee Branch at 8018 Highway 23, branch established on 1956/01/04. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Whitney Bank: Belle Chasse Branch at 8300 Highway 23, branch established on 1996/12/16. Info updated 2011/06/14: Bank assets: $14,882.3 mil, Deposits: $11,630.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 189 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
- Mississippi River Bank: at 8435 Hwy 23, branch established on 1980/10/10. Info updated 2008/04/02: Bank assets: $157.5 mil, Deposits: $134.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Religion statistics for Belle Chasse (based on Plaquemines Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.31%
| Here |  | 56.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 80.2% | 14.1% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 36.0% | 20.0% | 12.0% | 8.0% | 24.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | This county: | 1.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Plaquemines Parish: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | This county: | 5.09 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | Plaquemines Parish: | 5.56 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 11.3% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 30.9% | | Louisiana: | 29.2% |
12.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,434 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.72% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($589 average AGI)| Plaquemines Parish: | 0.20% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
31.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,191 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 31.96% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Belle Chasse:
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KGLA (1540 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: CROCODILE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)
- WGSO (990 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WGSO, L.L.C.)
- WVOG (600 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: F.W. ROBERT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KKNO (750 AM; daytime; 0 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: ROBERT C. BLAKES ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WBOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Chasse:
- KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
- WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
- WWOZ (90.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC.)
- KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
- WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
- KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
- WTUL (91.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND)
TV broadcast stations around Belle Chasse:
- WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
- WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
- WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)
- WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
- WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
- WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
- WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Belle Chasse, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 38
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 62
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 15
- Fatalities: 40
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 95
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 116
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 172
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 303
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 20
See more detailed statistics of Belle Chasse fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $96,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 161
Total future (year 2009) average daily traffic: 1,829
| Most common first names in Belle Chasse, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 47 | 72.9 years |
| Joseph | 38 | 72.9 years |
| James | 35 | 65.3 years |
| William | 33 | 70.4 years |
| Charles | 32 | 67.1 years |
| George | 29 | 76.2 years |
| Mary | 25 | 78.8 years |
| Robert | 25 | 68.0 years |
| Marie | 20 | 77.9 years |
| Rose | 16 | 78.0 years |
| Most common last names in Belle Chasse, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 22 | 68.9 years |
| Adams | 17 | 74.5 years |
| Landry | 17 | 70.6 years |
| Ranatza | 15 | 76.6 years |
| Buras | 14 | 79.0 years |
| Hebert | 13 | 69.4 years |
| Barrois | 13 | 76.8 years |
| Johnson | 13 | 69.4 years |
| Daigle | 12 | 75.9 years |
| Sanders | 12 | 72.3 years |
| Businesses in Belle Chasse, LA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | Popeyes | 1 |
| DHL | 1 | | Quiznos | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 4 | | UPS | 4 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
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