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English: This is a locator map showing Saint Landry Parish in Louisiana. For more information, ... Category:Populated places in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana;
St. Landry Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Landry) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 Census , the population was 82,540. [ 1 ] The parish seat is Opelousas . [ 2 ]
from parts of St. Martin Parish and St. Mary Parish. Named by Spanish settlers in honor of the Iberian Peninsula: 67,659: 1,031 sq mi (2,670 km 2) Iberville Parish: 047: Plaquemine: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, the brother of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville: 29,617: 653 sq mi (1,691 km 2 ...
North of Carencro, I-49/US 167 intersects the parallel LA 182 before crossing into St. Landry Parish. [2] [4] [5] In St. Landry Parish, the freeway cuts through the adjacent communities of Sunset and Grand Coteau, served by exit 11 to LA 93. Further north, the route skirts the eastern edge of the city of Opelousas, which is accessed by exit 18 ...
Along the way, it serves the cities of Opelousas, Alexandria, and Natchitoches, intersecting several cross-state highways, such as I-20, US 190, US 167, US 165, and US 84. I-49 was an intrastate Interstate Highway until December 12, 2012, when the designation was officially approved for an upgraded portion of US 71 in Missouri running from ...
Just beyond the city limits, the route zigzags onto a parallel road running east of Tate Cove and crosses back into St. Landry Parish about five miles (8.0 km) later. Immediately across the parish line, LA 29 passes through a diamond interchange with I-49 at exit 40, connecting with Opelousas and Alexandria.
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Opelousas is home to the St. Landry Parish Airport (KOPL), owned by the St. Landry Parish Government, which has a main paved runway 5,999’ by 100’. [26] Commercial air transportation is available at Lafayette Regional Airport, about 26 miles to the south, [27] or Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, about 59 miles to the east. [28]