Newcomer Information

Utilities
Water, sewerage and garbage pickup Registration and deposits are handled at City Hall, 101 Berard St., 337-332-2171. Gas company contact Atmos at 1-888-286-6700.

Electricity depends on where you live in Breaux Bridge. You will either have to contact CLECO at 1-800-622-6537, SLEMCO at 337-332-3704, or Entergy at 337-332-3704.

The local phone company is Centurylink. Voice.Internet.TV For residential services, call 1-800-201-4099. For business services, call 1-800-201-4102. www.centurytel.com

For Cable TV, Internet Service, and Phone Service, Contact Cox Communications @ 337-845-4226 Schools

All of the public schools for Breaux Bridge are governed by the St. Martin Parish School Board. For enrollment information, they can be reached at 337-332-2105 or 2106.

St. Bernard Catholic School is the parochial school option in Breaux Bridge for pre-K through 8th grade. They can be reached at 337-332-5350.

Public Schools (# of students enrolled)

Breaux Bridge Primary School 774
Breaux Bridge Elementary School 337
Breaux Bridge Junior High School 341
Breaux Bridge High School 873

Private Schools

St. Bernard School (Pre-K through 8th)
251 East Bridge Street Breaux Bridge, La 70517 phone# 337-332-5350 Principal- Ray Latiolais

Louisiana Christian School (Pre-K through 12th)
1545 Anse Broussard Hwy
Breaux Bridge, La 70517
337-332-4740
Principal – Malcolm Orgeron

Liberty Christian School 1811 East Bridge Street
Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
337-342-8995
Principal – Dana Miller

New Beginning Christian Academy
519 Parkway Drive
Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
phone # 337-442-6209
Principal -Brandon Trott

University of Louisiana at Lafayette 17,000 (20-minute commute)

Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) 29,881 (55-minute commute)

Register to Vote
You can register to vote when you apply for your Louisiana state driver’s license or you can register at the Registrar of Voters office located in the courthouse in St. Martinville (parish seat). The Registrar’s office can be reached at 337-332-3536.

Driver’s License and Vehicle Registration
You can apply for your Louisiana driver’s license, register your vehicle, and register to vote at the Motor Vehicle office located in City Hall, 101 Berard St. Their phone number is 337-332-1622.

Area Newspapers

The local paper for St. Martin Parish is the Teche News, a weekly newspaper. It is distributed each Wednesday and can be picked up at area newspaper machines, or you may subscribe to it for delivery. They can be reached by calling 337-332-3562.

There are two daily regional newspapers in our area: The Daily Advertiser and The Morning Advocate Acadiana Edition. Copies of The Daily Advertiser can be picked up at area newspaper machines or you may subscribe to it for delivery. They can be reached by calling 337-289-6354. The Morning Advocate Acadiana Edition can also be picked up at area newspaper machines or subscribed to for delivery. They can be reached at 337-234-0800. Library

The Breaux Bridge Branch of the St. Martin Parish Library is located at 105 Courthouse St. in downtown Breaux Bridge. The phone number is 337-332-2733. The library offers free membership cards for book loans if an address is provided (this can be a license, printed checks, or an envelope mailed to you with your Breaux Bridge address). The library offers the following services: circulation of books, magazines, videos, audio and large print books; system-wide catalog of holdings; interlibrary loans and special requests; reference assistance; genealogy research collection; public access to the internet and word processing; photocopiers; video players on loan; children’s programs; special events and exhibits; memorials; and a meeting room.