Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Pont-Breaux | |
|---|---|
| City of Breaux Bridge | |
 Downtown Breaux Bridge | |
| Nicknames: Pont-Breaux; La Capitale Mondiale de l’Écrevisse (Crawfish Capital of the World) | |
 Location of Breaux Bridge in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′25.1″N 91°53′57.6″W / 30.273639°N 91.899333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Martin |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.90 sq mi (20.45 km2) |
| • Land | 7.72 sq mi (19.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,513 |
| • Density | 973.69/sq mi (375.96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-09340 |
| Website | https://breauxbridgela.net/ |
Breaux Bridge (/ˈbroʊˈbrɪdʒ/;[2] French: Pont-Breaux;[3][4] Cajun French: Pont-(de)-Breaux pronounced [pɔ̃ndbʁo][2]) is a small city in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,139 as of the 2010 census, up from 7,281 in 2000. By 2020, its population was 7,513. It is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area.
Originally dubbed "La Capitale Mondiale de l’Écrevisse," by its French-speaking residents, Breaux Bridge was officially designated the "Crawfish Capital of the World" by Bob Angelle, then serving as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Breaux Bridge hosts an annual Crawfish Festival. It is regionally noted for its practice of listing people by nicknames in the town's telephone directory.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Jack A. Reynolds. "Breaux Bridge" entry in "Louisiana Placenames of Romance Origin." LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses #7852. 1942. p. 77.
- ^ "Pour incorporer la ville de Pont-Breaux, Paroisse St-Martin." Act No. 59. Acts Passed by the Fourth Legislature of the State of Louisiana at its Second Session. 14 March 1859. p. 47.
- ^ "Parlez Vous Francais" at Breaux Bridge city website. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Gloster, Rob. "Small Town's Phone Book Caters To Nicknames". United Press International. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.