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The State of Louisiana (pronounced /luːˌiːziˈænə/ ( listen) or /ˌluːziˈænə/  ( listen); French: État de Louisiane, [lwizjan]  ( listen); Louisiana Creole: Léta de la Lwizyàn) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is...
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Alexandria

Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area ...

Sabine River

The Sabine River (pronounced /səˈbiːn/) is a river, 555 miles (893 km) long, in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana. In its lower course, it forms part of the boundary between the two states and empties into Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of...

New Orleans

New Orleans (pronounced N'awlins or New Orlens by locals, the only time that a hard E is correct is while singing "Way Down Yonder In New Orleens") is the birthplace of Jazz, a major US port city,&nbsp...

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  • 907.01384 km² (350.2 mi² )

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Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge (pronounced /ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/; French: Bâton-Rouge [bɑtɔ̃ ʀuʒ]  ( listen)) is the capital and second-largest city of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and has an estimated population of 227,017. The metropolitan area,...

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  • 204.86806 km² (79.1 mi² )

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Winn Parish

Winn Parish (French: Paroisse de Winn) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Winnfield. In 2000, its population was 16,894. Winn Parish was established in 1852 from lands which had belonged to the parishes of Catahoula,...

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  • 2,478.61862 km² (957 mi² )

West Feliciana Parish

West Feliciana Parish (French: Paroisse de Feliciana Ouest) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Francisville and as of 2000, the population was 15,111. The Louisiana State Penitentiary is located in West...

Area:

  • 1,103.33494 km² (426 mi² )

West Carroll Parish

West Carroll Parish (French: Paroisse de Carroll Ouest) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Oak Grove and as of 2000, the population was 12,314. The parish was formed in 1877, when Carroll Parish was split in two....

Area:

  • 932.39572 km² (360 mi² )

West Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton Rouge Ouest) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Port Allen and as of 2000, the population was 21,601. The parish has a highly-rated school system and is one of...

Area:

  • 528.35757 km² (204 mi² )

Webster Parish

Webster Parish (French: Paroisse de Webster) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Minden. In 2000, its population was 41,831. The parish is named for 19th-century American statesman Daniel Webster of...

Area:

  • 1,592.84269 km² (615 mi² )

Washington Parish

Washington Parish (French: Paroisse de Washington) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Franklinton. In 2000, its population was 43,926. Washington Parish is part of the Bogalusa Micropolitan Statistical Area as...

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  • 1,750.83196 km² (676 mi² )

Vernon Parish

Vernon Parish (French: Paroisse de Vernon) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Leesville and as of 2000, the population was 52,531. Vernon Parish is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area as well...

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  • 3,475.76404 km² (1342 mi² )

Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Parish (French: Paroisse de Vermilion) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Abbeville. As of 2000, the population was 53,807. Vermilion Parish is part of the Abbeville Micropolitan Statistical Area as well...

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  • 3,983.40171 km² (1538 mi² )

Union Parish

Union Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Union) is a parish (population 22,901 as of the 2005 census) located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Farmerville. Union Parish is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the...

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  • 2,343.93924 km² (905 mi² )

Terrebonne Parish

Terrebonne Parish (Cajun French: Paroisse Terrebonne) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Houma. Its population was 104,503 (as of 2000). It is the second largest parish in Louisiana in terms of land area....

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  • 5,387.17527 km² (2080 mi² )

Tensas Parish

Tensas Parish (French: Paroisse des Tensas) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is St. Joseph. In 2000, the population of the parish was 6,618; it is the least-populous parish in Louisiana. The name Tensas is...

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  • 1,660.18238 km² (641 mi² )

Tangipahoa Parish

Tangipahoa Parish (French: Paroisse de Tangipahoa) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137. Tangipahoa...

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  • 2,131.56021 km² (823 mi² )

St. Tammany Parish

St. Tammany Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Tammany) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington. As of 2000, the population was 191,268. In...

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  • 2,211.84985 km² (854 mi² )

St. Mary Parish

St. Mary Parish (French: Paroisse de Sainte-Marie) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Franklin. As of 2000, the population was 53,500. The Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of St. Mary Parish....

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  • 2,898.1967 km² (1119 mi² )

St. Martin Parish

St. Martin Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Martin) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Martinville. As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,583. St. Martin Parish is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan...

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  • 2,113.4303 km² (816 mi² )

St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Landry) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is at the heart of Acadian/Cajun culture and heritage in Louisiana. The parish seat is Opelousas. In 2000, the population of the parish was...

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  • 2,431.99884 km² (939 mi² )

St. John the Baptist Parish

St. John the Baptist Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Edgard, an unincorporated area. In 2000, its population was 43,044. St. John the Baptist Parish is part of...

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  • 901.31586 km² (348 mi² )

St. James Parish

St. James Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Jacques) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Convent. As of 2000, its population was 21,216. St. James is one of the state's nineteen original parishes, created by act of...

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  • 668.21693 km² (258 mi² )

St. Helena Parish

St. Helena Parish (French: Paroisse de Sainte-Hélène) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Greensburg. As of 2000, its population was 10,525. St. Helena Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as...

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  • 1,059.30514 km² (409 mi² )

St. Bernard Parish

St. Bernard Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Bernard) is a parish located southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Chalmette, the largest city in the parish. As of 2000, its population was 67,229. It has been...

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  • 11,929.48524 km² (4606 mi² )

Sabine Parish

Sabine Parish (French: Paroisse de la Sabine) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Many. In 2000, the parish's population was 23,459. It was formed in 1843 from parts of Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish...

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  • 2,621.06797 km² (1012 mi² )

Richland Parish

Richland Parish (French: Paroisse de Richland) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Rayville. As of 2000, the population was 20,981. Richland Parish is home to the first parish-wide public library in the State of...

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  • 1,463.34328 km² (565 mi² )

Red River Parish

Red River Parish (French: Paroisse de la Rivière-Rouge) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Coushatta. It was one of the newer parishes created in 1871 by the state legislature under Reconstruction. The plantation economy...

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  • 1,041.17522 km² (402 mi² )

Rapides Parish

Rapides Parish (French: Paroisse des Rapides) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Alexandria is the parish seat. It encompasses the Alexandria, Louisiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rapides is the French spelling of "rapids." In...

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  • 3,527.56381 km² (1362 mi² )

Pointe Coupee Parish

Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and (pronounced "Point Coo-Pea" in English) (French: Paroisse de la Pointe-Coupée), is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Roads. As of 2000, the population was 22...

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  • 1,530.68297 km² (591 mi² )

Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish (Cajun French: Paroisse des Plaquemines) is the parish with the most combined land and water area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Pointe à la Hache. As of 2000, the parish's population was 26,757. The name is...

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  • 6,291.08112 km² (2429 mi² )

Ouachita Parish

Ouachita Parish (French: Paroisse d'Ouachita) is a parish (population 147,250 as of the 2000 census) located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Monroe. Ouachita Parish is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as...

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  • 1,639.46247 km² (633 mi² )

Natchitoches Parish

Natchitoches Parish (French: Paroisse des Natchitoches) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community. The...

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  • 3,364.39456 km² (1299 mi² )

Morehouse Parish

Morehouse Parish (French: Paroisse de Morehouse) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Bastrop. In 2000, its population was 31,021. Morehouse Parish is part of the Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the...

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  • 2,084.94043 km² (805 mi² )

Madison Parish

Madison Parish (French: Paroisse de Madison) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Tallulah. In 2000, its population was 13,728. The Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Madison Parish. The parish...

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  • 1,686.08226 km² (651 mi² )

Livingston Parish

Livingston Parish (French: Paroisse de Livingston) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2000, its population was 91,814. Livingston Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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  • 1,820.76164 km² (703 mi² )

Lincoln Parish

Lincoln Parish (French: Paroisse de Lincoln) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382. Lincoln Parish and neighboring Jackson Parish are part of the Ruston...

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  • 1,248.37427 km² (482 mi² )

Lafourche Parish

Lafourche Parish (French: Paroisse de Lafourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. In 2000, its population was 89,974. Lafourche Parish is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux...

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  • 3,812.4625 km² (1472 mi² )

Lafayette Parish

Lafayette Parish (French: Paroisse de Lafayette) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lafayette. In 2006, its population was estimated to be 203,091. Lafayette Parish is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan...

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  • 699.29679 km² (270 mi² )

La Salle Parish

La Salle Parish (French: Paroisse de La Salle) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of 2000, the population was 14,282. The parish seat is Jena. It is named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. The parish has a total area...

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  • 1,714.57213 km² (662 mi² )

Jefferson Davis Parish

See also Jeff Davis County Jefferson Davis Parish (French: Paroisse de Jefferson Davis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Jennings. As of 2000, its population was 31,435. Jefferson Davis Parish is named after the...

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  • 1,706.80216 km² (659 mi² )

Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish (French: Paroisse de Jefferson) is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna. According to the 2000 census, Jefferson had a population of 455,466....

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  • 1,662.77237 km² (642 mi² )

Jackson Parish

Jackson Parish (French: Paroisse de Jackson) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2000, its population was 15,397. The parish seat is Jonesboro. Jackson Parish is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. The parish has a...

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  • 1,502.1931 km² (580 mi² )

Iberville Parish

Iberville Parish (French: Paroisse d'Iberville) is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Plaquemine. In 2000, the population of the parish was 33,320. Iberville Parish is part of the Baton Rouge...

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  • 1,691.26224 km² (653 mi² )

Iberia Parish

Iberia Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Ibérie) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Iberia. As of 2000, the population was 73,266. Iberia Parish is part of the New Iberia Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as...

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  • 2,670.27774 km² (1031 mi² )

Grant Parish

Grant Parish (French: Paroisse de Grant) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Colfax (pronounced COAL-facks). It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area and Red River valley. From 1940...

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  • 1,722.34209 km² (665 mi² )

Franklin Parish

Franklin Parish (French: Paroisse de Franklin) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Winnsboro. As of 2000, the population was 21,263. The parish has a total area of 635 square miles (1,646 km²), of which, 624 square...

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  • 1,644.64245 km² (635 mi² )

Evangeline Parish

Evangeline Parish (French: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ville Platte. As of 2000, the parish's population was 35,434. The parish was created out of lands formerly belonging to St....

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  • 1,761.19192 km² (680 mi² )

East Feliciana Parish

East Feliciana Parish (French: Paroisse de Feliciana Est) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Clinton. In 2000, the population was 21,360. East Feliciana Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical...

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  • 1,181.03458 km² (456 mi² )

East Carroll Parish

East Carroll Parish (French: Paroisse de Carroll Est) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lake Providence and as of 2000, the population was 9,421. In the 2004 presidential race, East Carroll gave the George W....

Area:

  • 1,144.77474 km² (442 mi² )

East Baton Rouge Parish

East Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge Est) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of 2000, the population was 412,852. The parish has a total area of 471...

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  • 1,219.8844 km² (471 mi² )

De Soto Parish

De Soto Parish (French: Paroisse De Soto) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Mansfield. In the 2000 census, the parish population was 25,494. De Soto Parish is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical...

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  • 2,315.44937 km² (894 mi² )

Concordia Parish

Concordia Parish (French: Paroisse de Concordia) borders the Mississippi River in eastern Louisiana. The parish seat is Vidalia. As of 2000, the population was 20,247. It is part of the Natchez, MS–LA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Concordia means ...

Area:

  • 1,939.90109 km² (749 mi² )

Claiborne Parish

Claiborne Parish (French: Paroisse de Claiborne) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Homer and as of 2000, the population is 16,851. The parish is named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne....

Area:

  • 1,989.11087 km² (768 mi² )

Catahoula Parish

Catahoula Parish (French: Paroisse de Catahoula) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Harrisonburg, located on the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern boundary of the parish. In 2000, the population of the parish was...

Area:

  • 1,914.00121 km² (739 mi² )

Cameron Parish

Cameron Parish (French: Paroisse de Cameron) is the parish with the most land area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Cameron and as of 2000, the population was 9,991. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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  • 5,003.85703 km² (1932 mi² )

Caldwell Parish

Caldwell Parish (French: Paroisse de Caldwell) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Columbia and as of 2000, the population was 10,560. The parish has a total area of 541 square miles (1,400 km²), of which, 529...

Area:

  • 1,401.18357 km² (541 mi² )

Calcasieu Parish

Calcasieu Parish (French: Paroisse de Calcasieu) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lake Charles. As of 2000, the population was 183,577. Calcasieu Parish is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area...

Area:

  • 2,833.44699 km² (1094 mi² )

Bossier Parish

Bossier Parish (French: Paroisse de Bossier) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Benton. As of 2000, the population was 98,310. The principal city is Bossier City, which is located east of the Red River from...

Area:

  • 2,245.51969 km² (867 mi² )

Bienville Parish

Bienville Parish (French: Paroisse de Bienville) is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia and as of the 2000 census, the population is 15,752. The highest point in Louisiana, a hill...

Area:

  • 2,128.97023 km² (822 mi² )

Beauregard Parish

Beauregard Parish (French: Paroisse de Beauregard) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is DeRidder. As of 2000, the population was 32,986. Beauregard Parish is part of the DeRidder Micropolitan Statistical Area as...

Area:

  • 3,019.92614 km² (1166 mi² )
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