St. John the Baptist Parish is located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the heart of Louisiana’s sugarcane farmland. Two major interstate highways, four main-line railroads, close proximity to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and the St. John the Baptist Parish General Aviation Airport, and the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal comprise St. John the Baptist’s superior transportation infrastructure, which opens the parish’s agriculture, petrochemical, and other industries to North America and the world.
Parish Stats
42,754
Population
36.6
Median Age
$53,628
Median Household Income
936
Number of Business Establishments
20,604
Size of Labor Force
5.3%
Unemployment Rate
17,702
Housing Units
87.1%
Owner Occupied Housing Units
$914
Median Gross Rent for Apartments
$152,800
Estimated Median House or Condo Value
Parish Employers
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Michelle Jenkins Miller
St. John the Baptist Parish GovernmentEconomic Development Director
