For many years the area remained rural farmland, until the post-World War II suburbanization era. Aided by funding under the G.I. Bill, which enabled veterans to buy houses, large-scale suburban development began in the early 1950s. By 1965, virtually all of the area along the Mississippi River between Harahan and Kenner was developed. This area at the time was known as "Little Farms", a name which well described its pre-urban history; this was also the place name officially recognized by the Post Office. (To this day Little Farms Avenue remains a major River Ridge thoroughfare.) Other subdivision names such as "East Bank" and "Rural Acres" were used as place names for the area at the time.
For many years the area remained rural farmland until the post-World War II suburbanization era Aided by funding under the GI Bill which enabled veterans to buy houses large-scale suburban development began in the early 1950s By 1965 virtually all of the area along the Mississippi River between Harahan and Kenner was developed This area at the time was known as "Little Farms" a name which well described its pre-urban history; this was also the place name officially recognized by the Post Office (To this day Little Farms Avenue remains a major River Ridge thoroughfare) Other subdivision names such as "East Bank" and "Rural Acres" were used as place names for the area at the time