St. John the Baptist Parish comprises eight communities:
| Communities | Population |
|---|---|
| LaPlace | 29,872 |
| Edgard | 12,257 |
| Reserve | 9,766 |
| Garyville | 2,811 |
| Wallace | 671 |
| Lucy Lions Mt. Airy |
n/a |
- On the west bank of the Mississippi River lie the sprawling towns of Lucy, Edgard and Wallace, which are all cover primarily by agricultural land, with rows of sugar cane covering the fields, shared with the Parish Courthouse.
- On the east bank of the Mississippi River lie the sprawling towns of LaPlace, Reserve, Lions, Garyville and Mt. Airy each a thriving, bustling community with industries along the river, including a chemical plant, sugar refinery, grain elevators and an oil refinery.
- However, the Parish had a ninth and tenth community Ruddock and Frenier which were settled on the isthmus between Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain, 10 miles (16.093 km) NNE of LaPlace. In 1892, Ruddock founded by the Ruddock Cypress Company was made a sawmill town. In September 1915, the 1915 New Orleans Hurricane hit Ruddock and the nearby town of Frenier destroying the towns and killing some of residents.
- Today, Ruddock and Frenier are ghost towns in the Parish as well as an unwanted memorial, although the towns have been overgrown by vegetation, and all that remains of the settlements are rotted wood from the buildings they are still signed as an exit on I-55 and are marked on Louisiana state highway maps.
- St. John the Baptist Parish has no incorporated areas.
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