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Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 992 at the 2020 census , [ 4 ] down from 1,128 at the 2010 census . [ 5 ] It is part of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area .
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
The Jennings Oil Field in 1933. The first oil in Louisiana was drilled in 1901 in Evangeline, Acadia Parish, by W. Scott Heywood, who in 1932 was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. [4] The oil field was known as the Jennings Oil Field because Jennings was the nearest railroad stop to the oil field.
Louisiana Highway 26 has its southern terminus in Lake Arthur and leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Jennings. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town of Lake Arthur has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km 2 ), of which 1.9 square miles (4.8 km 2 ) are land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km 2 ), or 23.67%, are water.
The largest principal city is Lake Charles, and the smaller principal city is Jennings. As of the 2010 census , the CSA had a population of 231,201. A July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 241,777.
The city of Jennings, parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, is located 23 miles (37 km) south via LA-97. It intersects with U.S. 190 east of the town. It intersects with U.S. 190 east of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km 2 ), all land.
Time zone: UTC-6 ... ZIP code: 70056 [2] Area code: 504: FIPS code: 22-75740: Timberlane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Downtown New Orleans is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Avondale by road. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Avondale CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (15.5 km 2 ), of which 5.6 square miles (14.4 km 2 ) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km 2 ), or 7.23%, are water.