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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.
Winnfield, Louisiana. Winnsboro, Louisiana. Categories: Louisiana parishes. County seats of the United States. Geography of Louisiana. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
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 ...
Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Cameron Parish (French: Paroisse de Cameron) is a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. [2] Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-smallest population in the state, ahead of only Tensas.
Bossier Parish is named for Pierre Bossier, [6] an ethnic French, 19th-century Louisiana state senator and U.S. representative from Natchitoches Parish. Bossier Parish was spared fighting on its soil during the American Civil War. In July 1861, at the start of the war, the Bossier Parish Police Jury appropriated $35,000 for the benefit of ...
Website. www.jeffparish.net. Jefferson Parish (French: Paroisse de Jefferson) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 440,781. [1] Its parish seat is Gretna, its largest community is Metairie, [2] and its largest incorporated city is Kenner. Jefferson Parish is included in the Greater New Orleans area.
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.
Union Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Union) is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. [1] The parish seat is Farmerville. [2] The parish was created on March 13, 1839, from a section of Ouachita Parish. Its boundaries have changed four times since then (in ...