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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.
The U.S. State of Louisiana currently has 25 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Louisiana. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the New ...
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).
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]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 2,082 square miles (5,390 km 2), of which 1,232 square miles (3,190 km 2) is land and 850 square miles (2,200 km 2) (41%) is water. [5] It is the fifth-largest parish in Louisiana by land area and third-largest by total area. The Gulf of Mexico is located to the south of the ...
St. Bernard Parish is part of the New Orleans – Metairie metropolitan statistical area; the parish is located southeast of the city of New Orleans and comprises the Chandeleur Islands and Chandeleur Sound in the east. St. Bernard was the fastest growing parish in Louisiana from 2010 to 2020, [4] increasing from a population of 35,897 in the ...
New Orleans[a] (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, [8] it is the most populous city in Louisiana and the French Louisiana region ...
Category:Louisiana parishes. Category. : Louisiana parishes. Parishes in Louisiana are the equivalent of counties in other U.S. states. For church buildings or congregations see Category:Churches in Louisiana. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parishes of Louisiana. Louisiana has 64 parishes.