Sorrento, Louisiana
Sorrento is a town in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,514 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
Sorrento is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles, all land.Demographics
| Race | Number | Percentage |
| White | 1,085 | 71.66% |
| Black or African American | 253 | 16.71% |
| Native American | 7 | 0.46% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.66% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.07% |
| Other/Mixed | 45 | 2.97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 7.46% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,514 people, 634 households, and 417 families residing in the town.
Education and media
Sorrento Primary SchoolSorrento is home to River Parishes Community College, established in 1998.
The official journal for the Town of Sorrento is The Gonzales Weekly Citizen.
Notable people
- Louis Lambert, former state senator, former public service commissioner, and defeated Democratic for governor of Louisiana in 1979, lived in Sorrento at time of his death
- Toe Nash, Minor League Baseball player
- Clay Schexnayder, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Ascension Parish, owns an automotive repair business in Sorrento.
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player