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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.
Congressional district. 3rd. Website. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. Calcasieu Parish (/ ˈkælkəˌʃuː /; French: Paroisse de Calcasieu) is a parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,785. [1] The parish seat and largest city is Lake Charles.
Lafayette Parish is a part of the region of Acadiana in southern Louisiana, along the Gulf Coast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 269 square miles (700 km 2), of which 269 square miles (700 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [6] It is the fifth-smallest parish in Louisiana by land ...
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. Tangipahoa Parish ( / ˌtændʒɪpəˈhoʊə /) is a parish located on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,157. [2] The parish seat is Amite City, [3] while the largest city is Hammond. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond.
The area is cultivated with fields of rice and sugarcane. Acadiana, as defined by the Louisiana legislature, refers to the area that stretches from just west of New Orleans to the Texas border along the Gulf of Mexico coast, and about 100 miles (160 km) inland to Marksville. This includes the 22 parishes of Acadia, Ascension, Assumption ...
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Caddo Parish (French: Paroisse de Caddo) (/ ˈkædoʊ /) is a parish located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 237,848. [1] The parish seat and largest city is Shreveport, which developed along the Red River.
Monroe, Louisiana. Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census -tabulated population of 47,702, [4] it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area, the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana.
1st, 6th. Website. www.lafourchegov.org. Lafourche Parish (French: Paroisse de la Fourche) is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Thibodaux. [1] The parish was formed in 1807. [2] It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, which consisted of the present parishes of Lafourche ...