St. Amant, Louisiana

St. Amant
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Ascension
Elevation	7 ft (2.1 m)
Coordinates	30°13′29″N 90°52′08″W / 30.22472°N 90.86889°WCoordinates: 30°13′29″N 90°52′08″W / 30.22472°N 90.86889°W
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	225
Location of St. Amant in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

St. Amant (or Saint Amant) is an unincorporated community located in Ascension Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. This community has not been incorporated into a city or town. It is situated about 25 miles south-east of Baton Rouge. and 50 miles north west of New Orleans. It is named after the St. Amant family, some of the early settlers in the region. The Saint Amant post office has the ZIP code of 70774.

Geography

St. Amant is located near the largest city in Ascension Parish, Gonzales, which is only 3 or 4 miles to the north-west.

Education

The following schools are located within the community:

• St. Amant High School
• St. Amant Middle School
• St. Amant Primary School
• Lake Elementary School
• St. Amant Baptist Christian School

The high school is located on Highway 431. The middle school, primary school and the post office are located on Highway 429.

Notable people

• Reid Brignac, baseball shortstop
• Danielle Dronet, Owner and GM of the Newark Bears (professional minor league baseball team) and Aggressive Promotions (Marketing and Production Consultant Firm)
• Michael (Mike) A. Schexnayder, Bassist of Framing the Red
• John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA basketball player.