Mandeville, LA Road Trips
Plan drives from Mandeville, LA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
319.2 mi
Bossier City, LA
Quickest Drive
4h 45m
Monroe, LA
Plan Around Mandeville, LA
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Continue From Mandeville, LA
Good next legs if this city is only one stop in a longer road trip.
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Mandeville, LA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
12,931
Median Income
$89,122
Median Home Value
$363,300
Median Age
44.3
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Mandeville, LA at a Glance
Founded
1840
Elevation
7 ft
Area
3 mi²
Sister Cities
Notable People from Mandeville, LA
A sampling of people born in Mandeville, LA.
Andrew Tarbell
1993
American soccer player
Tommy Ladnier
1900–1939
Jazz cornetist/trumpeter (1900-1939)
Theo Von
1980
American comedian and podcaster (born 1980)
Lewis L. Morgan
1876–1950
American politician (1876-1950)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Mandeville, LA.
Bertus-Ducatel House
house in Mandeville, Louisiana
Griffin's Bakery
Johnson House
Historic dwelling in Mandeville, Louisiana
City data from Wikidata (Q2507175), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Mandeville, LA
Mandeville is a small city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. It is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in St. Tammany Parish.
The old part of town along the Lakefront. 1 Fontainebleau State Park, 62883 Hwy 1089, ☏ +1 985-624-4443, [email protected]. At the eastern edge of town. $3/person, Seniors (62+) and Children (3 and under) free. (updated Jul 2021) Dew Drop Hall, 430 Lamarque Street, [email protected]. Small historic dance and social hall built in 1895, in remarkably unmodified condition (never even wired for electric lights). Still used for live jazz events a few times a year. (updated May 2017)
Ruby's Roadhouse. Live music in an historic old roadhouse bar.
Fazzios Restaurant. Italian food. Times Grill. Great burgers. Papillon's, 690 Lafitte St, ☏ +1 985-624-2597. Italian. Rusty Pelican, 500 Girod St, ☏ +1 985 778-0364. M 11AM–2PM, Tu–Sa 11AM–9PM, Su 11AM–3PM. (updated May 2017) Trey Yeun, 600 N. Causeway Blvd (on the access road on the west side of the Causeway a short distance from the lakeshore). Very good upscale Chinese.
Barley Oak, 2101 Lakeshore Drive. "Old World Draught House" Beach House, 124 Girod St. Donz on the Lake. Watch the sunset. Ruby's Roadhouse.
There are a few bed & breakfasts in town.
From New Orleans and Metairie, take the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway north across the lake. From the east or west, Mandeville is a short distance south of Interstate 12 on either Highway 59 or Highway 190.
Private automobile is the best way to get in and around. Once in the older part of town, everything can be easily reached by bicycle as well. The old part of town, with most of the attractions of interest to visitors, is south of Highway 190 to the lakefront. Lakeshore Drive runs along the picturesque shore of Lake Pontchartrain, with beautiful old homes and local restaurants along the inland side. The largest concentration of local restaurants and shops are along Girod Street (also called "Gerod Street"; a sign maker's mistake generations ago is still often used). The area along Highway 190 has a modern look, along with many more restaurants and shops. Additional local businesses are scattered around the old town area.
Travel tips adapted from Mandeville (Louisiana) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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