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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 .
Thomas G. Clausen, Louisiana education superintendent from 1984 to 1988; reared in St. Mary Parish [20] Murphy James "Mike" Foster, Jr. (1930-2020), governor of Louisiana from 1996 to 2004 Elizabeth Francis (1909-2024), supercentenarian who until her death in 2024 was the oldest living American and the world's third oldest living person
The Franklin Historic District in Franklin, Louisiana was established by the listing of a 155-acre (63 ha) area as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The listing then included 327 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.
Location of Franklin Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Location of St. Mary Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Franklin Parish (French: Paroisse de Franklin, Spanish: Parroquia de Franklin) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020, its population was 19,774. [1] The parish seat and the most populous municipality is Winnsboro. [2] The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin. [3] [4]
Pointe à la Hache: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. A word meaning persimmons created from the Louisiana Creole and the Atakapa language 22,386: 2,429 sq mi (6,291 km 2) Pointe Coupee Parish: 077: New Roads: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. French phrase la pointe coupée or in English, the cut-off point, which refers to a bend in ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.