Southeast

Donaldsonville

Ascension County, LA

Population

6,799

Walk Score

78 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$734

Median home value

$163,800

Founded

1806

Donaldsonville is a city in, and the parish seat of Ascension Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located along the River Road of the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is a part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. At the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 6,695.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Ascension Parish Courthouse, Jail, and Louisiana Square
  • Donaldsonville Historic District · listed 1984

Notable landmarks

  • Evan Hall Slave Cabins · listed 1983
  • Fort Butler · listed 1999
  • Landry Tomb · listed 1982
  • Lemann Store · listed 1982
  • Palo Alto Dependency · listed 1992
  • Palo Alto Plantation · listed 1977
  • St. Emma · listed 1980

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