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Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, 64 cities, 130 towns, and 106 villages. [2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population. [1]
The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 37 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan. [1] According to the 2020 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,918,560 (84.1% of the state's population).
Meanwhile, the Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA) states "The LMA is a statewide member organization that advocates for all 303 municipalities and 2 parishes". The 305 members can be viewed in the municipal directory by simply clicking "Find" without filling out the form. So the article says 304 municipalities and the LMA says 303.
Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of Louisiana (New Spain) 15,371: 426 sq mi (1,103 km 2) Winn Parish: 127: Winnfield: 1852: from parts of Catahoula Parish, Natchitoches Parish and Rapides Parish. Louisiana state legislator Walter Winn 13,216: 957 sq mi (2,479 km 2)
Municipalities (incorporated settlements) in the U.S. state of Louisiana, of which there are three classes—cities, towns, and villages. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The only weird consolidated city-counties in Louisiana are Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Houma (there are other weird ones in other states; New Orleans and Orleans Parish are one and the same). It really is a strange situation and I don't know why the cities and the unincorporated areas haven't merged into one area. Thank you for keeping this civil.
Houma (/ ˈ h oʊ m ə / HOH-mə) [2] is the largest city in and the parish seat of [3] Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.It is also the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
LaSalle Parish (French: Paroisse de La Salle) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States Census , the population was 14,791. [ 1 ] The parish seat is Jena . [ 2 ]