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The Waggaman handbook

Living in Waggaman, LA: what to set up and who to call

Waggaman has no town government of its own, so Jefferson Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jefferson Parish School District. W Jefferson Ww District 2 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2022.

Waggaman has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Waggaman’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Waggaman, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Waggaman.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Louisiana

Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Waggaman. Its homes paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Louisiana).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from W Jefferson Ww District 2

W Jefferson Ww District 2 supplies almost all of Waggaman. It draws surface water and serves 140,264 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Apr 2022. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 74% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1051004.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Waggaman

99% of 3,946 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Cox CommunicationsCable97%2,000/100
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless91%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless84%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless10%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Waggaman’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waggaman.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWaggaman has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Waggaman kids go to
PK–8Lucille Cherbonnier SchoolJefferson Parish School District
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Waggaman is in Jefferson Parish School District.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Waggaman is unincorporated, so Jefferson Parish is the local government.

Local governmentJefferson ParishWaggaman is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereJefferson Parish Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Jefferson Parish (county election office). P.O. Box 10494, Jefferson, LA 70181-0494 · (504) 736-6191 · [email protected]FVAP, Feb 2022
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.sos.la.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Waggaman is in ZIP code 70094

ZIP codes where Waggaman residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WaggamanZIP’s residents in Waggaman
70094Westwego, LA100%32%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Waggaman

Who supplies Waggaman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

W Jefferson Ww District 2 (EPA ID LA1051004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Waggaman?

Entergy Louisiana (Entergy Louisiana LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Waggaman?

Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Waggaman?

70094. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Waggaman in?

Jefferson Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Waggaman?

In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.