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Bayou Segnette State Park is located in Westwego, Jefferson Parish, southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
| Bayou Segnette State Park | |
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 Picnic area at Bayou Segnette State Park. | |
  Map of Louisiana, United States of America | |
| Location | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States of America |
| Coordinates | 29°54.1801′N 90°9.2672′W[1] |
| Area | 676 acres (2.74 km2; 1.056 sq mi)[3] |
| Visitors | 90,771 (in 2022)[4] |
| Governing body | Louisiana Office of State Parks |
| Official website | |
Bayou Segnette is not far from the urban center of New Orleans, yet it features access to two types of wetlands, swamp and marsh. Saltwater intrusion coming into the canals from the Gulf of Mexico created the marsh. This is a remarkable habitat for plant and wildlife. This habitat is home to American alligators, coypu, nine-banded armadillos, Virginia opossum, raccoons, American mink, red-tailed hawks, kites, red-winged blackbirds, bald eagles, and northern cardinals.
