enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of parishes in Louisiana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana

    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.

  3. Louisiana statistical areas - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_statistical_areas

    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 ...

  4. List of Louisiana metropolitan areas - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Louisiana...

    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).

  5. Louisiana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana

    Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (the equivalent of counties in most other states). [255] List of parishes in Louisiana; Louisiana census statistical areas; Most parishes have an elected government known as the Police Jury, [256] dating from the colonial days. It is the legislative and executive government of the parish, and is elected by ...

  6. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcasieu_Parish,_Louisiana

    Calcasieu Parish was created in 1840 from the Parish of Saint Landry. The new parish was the largest in the state, larger than either of the two smallest states, Delaware and Rhode Island. [3] This size, which ultimately was divided into five parishes, led to the parish's nickname "Imperial Calcasieu." [3]

  7. Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

  8. St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_Parish,_Louisiana

    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 ...

  9. Category:Louisiana parishes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Louisiana_parishes

    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.