re: What is your town named for?

Just looked up Marrero.

Looks like it was named after Louis H Marrero, a Mississippi boy who moved to Gretna. Eventually became Jefferson Parish President and later, US Senator. Was a bank President and owned a lot of land and helped develop “Amesville” which was later named Marrero. There’s a main street there called Ames Bvld. No word if he was a Lakers fan like most Marreroans are.

It also looks like he served in the Confederate Army, so eventually it’ll be on the chopping block.