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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Louisiana}}
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'''Jarreau''' (pronounced Jah Row) is aan rural[[Unincorporated communityarea|unincorporated locatedcommunity]] in the 7th Ward of [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee Parish]], [[Louisiana]], ([[United States|USA]]). Jarreau is located approximately 30 miles northwest of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], and is a part of the [[Baton Rouge Metropolitanmetropolitan Areaarea]]. The community is located on the banks of [[False River (Louisiana)|False River]]. It is situated on the southern end of this [[ox-bow lake]], in an area known as "The Island". The community is served by [[Louisiana Highway 413]], known locally as Island Road. The Jarreau Post Office (zipZIP code [[70749]]) is located onat 5341 Boulevard D' Isle. Several local businesses (including Parrot's Bar and Horseshoe Auto Parts) were featured in scenes in the [[Billy Bob Thornton]] film "[[The Badge]]" (2002).<ref>[{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200205/ai_mark03041571 |work=Market Wire |title=Billy Bob Thornton Headlines STARZ! Pictures World Premiere Thriller 'The Badge' | Market Wireyear=2005 |url-status=dead Find Articles at BNET|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814085246/http://findarticles.com<!-- Bot generated title/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200205/ai_mark03041571 |archivedate=2014-08->]14 }}</ref>. The area is also known for fishing and boating with the main publicpublicly accessible boat launch on the southern end of [[False River (Louisiana)|False River]] (Jerry's Landing) being located here.
==See also==
[http://zip-code-boundaries.com/index.html?zip=70749 Jarreau Boundary Map]
==Notable nativesHistory==
The community is named for Elie Jarreau, the community's first postmaster. The area's first post office was opened in July, 1912, and operated out of a general store owned by Mr. Jarreau. Elie Jarreau served as postmaster for the next 40 years.<ref>Lockhart, John M. "The Old Bridge Celebrates 75 Years of Road-Rail Service Today", ''[http://www.riversidereader.com The Riverside Reader] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214003324/http://www.riversidereader.com/ |date=2012-12-14 }}'', August 17, 2015, p. 3</ref>
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File:Jarreau PO.jpg|Jarreau post office/general store (1938)
File:Jarreau PO Entrance.jpg|Entrance to Jarreau post office/general store (1938)
File:Farm boy sitting on cartons in general store. Jarreau, Louisiana.jpg|Farm boy in the general store (1938)
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/70749/ Jarreau Boundary Map]
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