I feel like funkin’ it up.
Originally, the St. Roch neighborhood in New Orleans was called Faubourg Franklin. Named for the patron saint of dogs, bachelors, and falsely accused people, he was also known for good health and healing. The chapel inside of the St. Roch cemetery is adorned with prosthetic limbs, plaster feet, and false teeth. Why you may ask? During a yellow fever epidemic, a New Orleans pastor prayed to St. Roch to for relief and promised to build a shrine in his honor his parishioners were spared. Out of the 40,000 people in New Orleans who died from it, no members of this church did. The pastor kept his word and built the shrine that still stands today.
In the 1920s, St. Roch was considered a laid back, racially diverse, residential section of town. With the construction for the interstate split apart the area, we saw the neighborhood decline for a period of time. Luckily today people have come to know what a great place it is to land in New Orleans.
Filled with double shotguns, single shotguns, and cottages, housing prices in St. Roch are typically quite affordable compared to other New Orleans neighborhoods.
Lagniappe: The neighborhood began to develop around 1830 when the Pontchartrain Railroad connected the Marigny with Milneburg.
Average Home Prices in St. Roch (Updated: 10/02/2024)
Single Family: $286k
Condo: No Sales
Multi-Family: $271k
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St. Roch Essentials
Police Station - 5th District
3900 N. Claiborne
504-658-6050
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Fire Station - Squirt 27
2118 Elysian Fields
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Danny’s Food store
2101 Elysian Fields
504-944-4200
St. Roch Market
2381 St. Claude Ave.
504-609-3813
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St. Roch Improvement Association
McCue Playground
2601 Franklin
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St. Roch Playground
1800 St. Roch
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