Geography
The parish has a total area of 204 square miles (527 km²), the smallest parish in Louisiana, of which 191 square miles (495 km²) is land and 12 square miles (32 km²) (6.10%) is water. The southwestern portion of the parish is uninhabited timberland. The most prominent geographic feature is the Mississippi River which forms the east border of the parish. Levees along the river protect the parish from flooding by the Mississippi River in times of high water.
The parish is contained within the Two Rivers Region of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area.
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