Situated on the eastern banks of the mighty Mississippi River is the Town of River Ridge. River Ridge is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Only a short 10 mile drive to New Orleans International Airport or the famous French Quarter, River Ridge is part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. The town has a current population numbering 15,000 folks.

There's a diverse population that calls River Ridge home, and with it comes a diverse economy. Fishing vessels and seafood have always be a key economic forces in the area. Not to lay complacent, River Ridge has been aggresive in attracting progressive technology industries to the area.

There is probably few places that compares with the outdoors anemities offered in Jeffeson Parish. Jefferson Parish stretches from the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain all the way to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico at Grand Isle. All of this provides for outstanding boating, fishing, snorkeling, and other aquatic activities.

For some of the most lengendary cultural and entertainment attractions in the country, you don't have to look to far to see the many things New Orleans have to offer.