Town file
St. Martinville, Louisiana
St. Martinville, Louisiana (St. Martin Parish, Louisiana) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 297, "Hey Jude... Don't Shoot My Mom" (2 July 2022). St. Martinville lies in south central Louisiana, in St. Martin Parish, with 5,676 people, a median household income of about $27,000 a year and a median home price of $133,000.
- Town
- St. Martinville
- County
- St. Martin Parish
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 297
- Approximate location
- 30.127, -91.831
Episode 297 / 2 July 2022 / 65 min / express
Hey Jude... Don't Shoot My Mom
"This is Saint Martinville, Louisiana. This is south central Louisiana, in the fat part on the bottom." about 0:03:27
The case: Murder of Charlotte Perry (April 15, 1990); Murder of Jasper Fonteneau (April 15, 1990). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 5,676
- Median household income
- $27,000 a year
- Median home value
- $133,000
History, in brief
- Nicknamed Petit Paris, 'little Paris', because of the town's French heritage. about 0:05:58
- The Vigilantes on the Bayou event re-enacts a pre-Civil War battle between local farmers and wealthier planters. about 0:06:19
The reviews read out
4 stars
"A small town where everyone knows one another, with great grocery stores and home-cooked meals, family nearby, no traffic, twenty minutes from Lafayette, good little stores, a public park, a beautiful bayou and lots of history."about 0:04:34
3 stars
"Everyone knows each other, so if something happens the whole community will know who did it within days."about 0:05:07
4 stars
"A great place; go out and meet your neighbour, because the people are not stuck up."about 0:05:20
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Franklin, Louisiana30 miles
- Ville Platte, Louisiana47 miles
- Lake Arthur, Louisiana51 miles
- Iowa, Louisiana71 miles
- Houma, Louisiana77 miles
- LaPlace, Louisiana81 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.