Metairie ( MET-ər-ee; French: Métairie [metɛʁi]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major section of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish and the fifth-largest CDP in the United States. It is an unincorporated area that would be Louisiana's fourth-largest city if it were incorporated. The zip codes that serve the community are 70001-70006.
Métairie is the French term for a small tenant farm which paid the landlord with a share of the produce, also known as sharecropping. In the 1760s, many of the original French farmers were tenants; after the Civil War, the majority of the community's inhabitants were sharecroppers until urbanization started in the 1910s.
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Metairie is a mixed suburban city surrounded by good restaurant's, shopping mall, good schools, churches, etc. I personally live behind East Jefferson Hospital where a lot of seniors live. A lot of folks get along quite well and are involved in our community.
People from all walks of life and ages are here.
Community engagement
It's good to be caring and willing to help others and treat them with respect.
It's very quiet here. The people are friendly, and its a family environment.