Shrewsbury, Louisiana

Shrewsbury is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States,[1] along the Mississippi River and Shrewsbury Road about 1 mile upriver from the border of the city of New Orleans.

It faded in importance as new and more direct routes into the city were constructed, namely the extensions of Jefferson Highway (1928) and Airline Highway (1940) into South Claiborne Avenue and Tulane Avenue, respectively.

The final blow came in June 1957 when the railroad crossing on Shrewsbury Road was closed following completion of the nearby Causeway Boulevard overpass, leaving the once prominent road discontinuous.

In 1917 the Jefferson Park Race Track was opened near the intersection of Jefferson Highway and Shrewsbury Road and was a favorite horse racing venue for many years.

Shrewsbury is referred to in the rhythm and blues song Shrewsbury Blues, written by Dave Bartholomew and recorded by Tommy Ridgeley, a native of the area.