Waterloo, Louisiana
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Waterloo is the name of a ghost town in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The once bustling town was destroyed by a levee breach during the Great Flood of 1927; most structures were destroyed with the exception of a few well-built cottages that were moved west beyond the rail-road tracks into New Roads, Louisiana, which was only spared from flooding because of the railroad tracks that were laid atop a higher than normal embankment to most of the city a little extra insurance in the event of just this type of disaster. Villages such as Waterloo and Morganza were not so fortunate. After the flood a pecan orchard was planted on the site of the town, in the late 50's the owners went bankrupt and sold the land to a developer. After clearing many of the trees the land was subdivided and streets built. In 1968 lots went on sale. At first, the land filled up slowly, but development took off around 1974 and the neighborhood grew quickly. Building slowed in the mid 80's but boomed once again in the 90's with much deveolpment of the sparsely populated southern section that is now nearly completely filled with homes. There are now only 5 lots out of 149 that do not contain homes.
There are 144 households out of which there is an estimated population of 332. The racial makeup of the nighborhood is 93.05% White non-Hispanic, 6.25% African American, and 0.6% Latino. The median income is estimated at $71,232. The median house age is 19 years.
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