Shrewsbury, Louisiana
Shewsbury is the name that was used for an unincorporated town in
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, along the
Mississippi River about 1 mile upriver from the border of the city of
New Orleans. The name came into use in the
19th century, and largely fell out of use towards the end of the
20th century, when surrounding communities of unincorporated Jefferson grew together as a suburb of New Orleans. The area formerly known as Shrewsbury is now generally considered to be part of
Jefferson, Louisiana.
Shrewsbury Louisiana is referred to in the Rhythm & Blues song Shrewsbury Blues by Dave Bartholomew.