Centerville, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Centerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located at the junction of Louisiana Highways 182 and 317 in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community, located on the Bayou Teche, is located 6 mi southeast of Franklin.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 499.

Columbian Chemical Plant Explosion Hoax
The Columbian Chemicals Plant explosion hoax involved a plant located near Centerville.

2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

Education
There is one school, Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board.

Notable people

 * Carl W. Bauer, Louisiana politician
 * Thomas G. Clausen, last elected Louisiana state education superintendent from 1984 to 1988, graduated from Centerville High School, c. 1957.
 * William J. Seymour, a prominent African-American religious leader in the early twentieth century.