Destrehan is a census-designated location (CDP) in St. Charles Church, Louisiana, United States. The populace was 11,535 at the 2010 census, a boost of 275 over the 2000 inventory of 11,260.

The neighborhood is called after Jean Noël Destréhan (1754– 1823), that was two times President of the Orleans Area’s lawful council during his option there in 1806 as well as 1811. He was chosen to the U.S.A. Senate when Louisiana came to be a state in 1812, yet he gave up after a month. He supplied in the Louisiana State Senate from 1812 to 1817.

Destrehan Ranch, his former house, is noted on the National Register of Historic Places. The main house has actually been recouped as well as additionally is just one of the vacationer destinations on the Great River Road along the Mississippi River.

History
George Royal prince calamity
Prior To the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge was completed attaching the areas of Destrehan and also Luling, auto ferryboats connected the communities. On October 20, 1976, among these ferryboats, the George Prince, was struck by a vessel and also capsized as it went across the Mississippi River causing the MV George Royal prince ferry tragedy. Seventy-eight visitors as well as additionally team died.

Gary Tyler case
Destrehan was swiftly well-known in 1974 for the instance of Gary Tyler, a 17 years of age black student who was implicated by regional authorities of the murder of 13 years of age white trainee as well as also the wounding of another, on a day of terrible objections by white trainees at Destrehan Senior high school. Lots of observers assume his conviction and also examination were unfair and likewise mistaken. He was founded guilty as well as penalized to prison. He was introduced from prison in 2016.

Geography
Destrehan LA lies at 29 ° 57 ′ 44 ″ N 90 ° 22 ′ 9 ″ W( 29.962307, -90.369160).

According to the U.S.A. Demographics Bureau, the CDP has a full area of 7.9 square miles (20 km2), of which 6.9 square miles (18 km2) are land as well as 1.0-square-mile (2.6 km2) (12.41%) is water.

Demographics
Because the census of 2000, there were 11,260 individuals, 3,629 residences, and likewise 3,073 member of the family residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,628.7 individuals per square mile (629.2/ kilometres ²). There were 3,742 real estate systems at a typical thickness of 541.3 per square mile (209.1/ kilometres ²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.6% White, 12.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.0% Oriental, 0.6% from various other races, as well as 0.9% from two or perhaps extra races. Hispanic or Latino of any type of race were 3.81% of the people.

There were 3,629 family members out of which 52.1% had youngsters under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were wed pairs cohabiting, 9.4% had a females owner without partner existing, and additionally 15.3% were non-families. 12.3% of all families were made up of people as well as 2.9% had somebody living alone that was 65 years of ages or older. The typical family measurement was 3.05 along with the common family size was 3.34.

In the CDP, the populace was increased with 32.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and also 6.6% that were 65 years of ages or older. The typical age was 35 years. For every 100 women, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 ladies age 18 as well as over, there were 92.9 males.

The average earnings for a home in the CDP was $63,425, and also the typical income for a member of the family was $68,870. Men had an ordinary incomes of $49,839 versus $27,605 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,435. Worrying 4.0% of households as well as 4.4% of the population were listed below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and also 1.2% of those age 65 or over.