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In 1838, Caddo Parish was created from Natchitoches, as were Madison and Caldwell parishes in the east. In 1839, Union Parish was formed from Ouachita, and Calcasieu was formed from St. Landry in 1840. Five parishes were created in 1843: Bossier, DeSoto, Franklin, Sabine, and Tensas.
Lafayette (/ ˌ l æ f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l ɑː f-/ LA(H)-F-ee-ET, French:) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, [3] located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; [4] the consolidated city-parish's population was ...
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6] It is the fifth-smallest parish in Louisiana by land ...
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]
Category:Cities in Louisiana by parish. Category. : Cities in Louisiana by parish. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Cities in Louisiana. It includes cities that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories.
Establishment of Lafayette. In 1823, the Louisiana legislature divided St. Martin Parish and created Lafayette Parish. [6] The parish name Lafayette was chosen because of the enthusiasm around General Lafayette 's visit to the United States. However, the city's name remained Vermilionville because the name "Lafayette" had already been given to ...
Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, [3] near Lake Charles. The population was 10,383 at the 2010 census, a small decline from the 2000 tabulation. [4] Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson Davis Parish.
www.franklin-la.com. Franklin is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] The population was 7,660 at the 2010 census. [3] The city is located on Bayou Teche, southeast of the cities of Lafayette, 47 miles (76 km) and New Iberia, 28 miles (45 km), and 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Morgan City.