New Sarpy is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,169 at the 2020 census.
In 1699, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville discovered an indigenous Bayagoula settlement located near the Mississippi River intersection with a tributary in present-day New Sarpy. The site was named L’Anse aux Outardes or Bustard’s Cove.
In 1722 and 1723, French, German, and newly arrived settlers from French Canada were granted lands on the east bank of the Mississippi River and moved from west bank German Coast villages to establish the first east bank settlement at L’Anse aux Outardes or Bustard’s Cove. The granting of lands on the east bank, led to the founding of the Second German Coast in 1730 and the establishment of officially having settlements on both banks of the Mississippi River.
New Sarpy is located at 29°58′44″N 90°23′8″W / 29.97889°N 90.38556°W (29.978937, -90.385492).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.3 km), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km) (17.16%) is water.
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,169 people, 441 households, and 353 families residing in the CDP.
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:
The film Bug, directed by William Friedkin, includes scenes shot at Migliore's Grocery and Boomerang's Bar, in New Sarpy. The scenes were filmed on August 2, 2005, and the film had its US theatrical release on May 25, 2007.
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