Listing
| Parish |
FIPS code |
Parish seat |
Established |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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| Acadia Parish | 001 | Crowley | 1886 | from part of St. Landry Parish. | Named for the Acadians who settled the area. | 700461773000000000061,773 | 7002658000000000000658 sq mi (70031704000000000001,704 km2) |
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| Allen Parish | 003 | Oberlin | 1912 | from part of Calcasieu Parish. | Henry Watkins Allen, the Confederate governor of Louisiana | 700425764000000000025,764 | 7002766000000000000766 sq mi (70031984000000000001,984 km2) |
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| Ascension Parish | 005 | Donaldsonville | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Named for the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville, Louisiana | 7005107215000000000107,215 | 7002303000000000000303 sq mi (7002785000000000000785 km2) |
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| Assumption Parish | 007 | Napoleonville | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Named for the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, the oldest in the state | 700423421000000000023,421 | 7002364000000000000364 sq mi (7002943000000000000943 km2) |
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| Avoyelles Parish | 009 | Marksville | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | The Avoyel Native American people | 700442073000000000042,073 | 7002866000000000000866 sq mi (70032243000000000002,243 km2) |
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| Beauregard Parish | 011 | DeRidder | 1912 | from part of Calcasieu Parish. | Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard | 700435654000000000035,654 | 70031166000000000001,166 sq mi (70033020000000000003,020 km2) |
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| Bienville Parish | 013 | Arcadia | 1848 | from part of Claiborne Parish. | Named after the founder of the city of New Orleans, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville | 700414353000000000014,353 | 7002822000000000000822 sq mi (70032129000000000002,129 km2) |
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| Bossier Parish | 015 | Benton | 1843 | from part Claiborne Parish. | U.S. Representative Pierre Bossier | 7005116979000000000116,979 | 7002867000000000000867 sq mi (70032246000000000002,246 km2) |
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| Caddo Parish | 017 | Shreveport | 1838 | from part of Natchitoches Parish. | Named for the Caddo Native American people | 7005254969000000000254,969 | 7002937000000000000937 sq mi (70032427000000000002,427 km2) |
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| Calcasieu Parish | 019 | Lake Charles | 1840 | from part of St. Landry Parish. | Calcasieu, meaning crying eagle, is said to be the name of an Atakapa Native American leader | 7005192768000000000192,768 | 70031094000000000001,094 sq mi (70032833000000000002,833 km2) |
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| Caldwell Parish | 021 | Columbia | 1838 | from part of Catahoula Parish and Ouachita Parish. | Named for the Caldwell family, which owned a large plantation and remains politically active in the state. | 700410132000000000010,132 | 7002541000000000000541 sq mi (70031401000000000001,401 km2) |
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| Cameron Parish | 023 | Cameron | 1870 | from parts of Calcasieu Parish and Vermilion Parish. | U.S. Secretary of War Simon Cameron | 70036839000000000006,839 | 70031932000000000001,932 sq mi (70035004000000000005,004 km2) |
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| Catahoula Parish | 025 | Harrisonburg | 1808 | from parts of Ouachita Parish and Rapides Parish. | Catahoula Lake, formerly within the parish's boundaries and named from a Taensa word meaning big, clear lake | 700410407000000000010,407 | 7002739000000000000739 sq mi (70031914000000000001,914 km2) |
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| Claiborne Parish | 027 | Homer | 1828 | from part of Natchitoches Parish. | Governor of Louisiana William C. C. Claiborne | 700417195000000000017,195 | 7002768000000000000768 sq mi (70031989000000000001,989 km2) |
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| Concordia Parish | 029 | Vidalia | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Name is of uncertain origin; may be from an early land grant called New Concordia, from the "concord" reached by local authorities over a mutual surrender of slaves, or for a mansion called Concord which was owned by Spanish Governor Manuel Gayoso de Lemos | 700420822000000000020,822 | 7002749000000000000749 sq mi (70031940000000000001,940 km2) |
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| De Soto Parish | 031 | Mansfield | 1843 | from parts of Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish. | Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto | 700426656000000000026,656 | 7002895000000000000895 sq mi (70032318000000000002,318 km2) |
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| East Baton Rouge Parish | 033 | Baton Rouge | 1810 | from West Florida territory. | French phrase bâton rouge meaning red stick. A red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories | 7005440171000000000440,171 | 7002471000000000000471 sq mi (70031220000000000001,220 km2) |
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| East Carroll Parish | 035 | Lake Providence | 1877 | when Carroll Parish was divided. | Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence | 70037759000000000007,759 | 7002442000000000000442 sq mi (70031145000000000001,145 km2) |
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| East Feliciana Parish | 037 | Clinton | 1824 | when Feliciana Parish was divided. | Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory | 700420267000000000020,267 | 7002456000000000000456 sq mi (70031181000000000001,181 km2) |
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| Evangeline Parish | 039 | Ville Platte | 1910 | from part of St. Landry Parish. | Acadian heroine of the poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | 700433984000000000033,984 | 7002680000000000000680 sq mi (70031761000000000001,761 km2) |
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| Franklin Parish | 041 | Winnsboro | 1843 | from parts of Carroll Parish, Catahoula Parish, Madison Parish and Ouachita Parish | Founding Father Benjamin Franklin | 700420767000000000020,767 | 7002636000000000000636 sq mi (70031647000000000001,647 km2) |
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| Grant Parish | 043 | Colfax | 1869 | from parts of Rapides Parish and Winn Parish. | U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant | 700422309000000000022,309 | 7002664000000000000664 sq mi (70031720000000000001,720 km2) |
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| Iberia Parish | 045 | New Iberia | 1868 | from parts of St. Martin Parish and St. Mary Parish. | Named by Spanish settlers in honor of the Iberian Peninsula | 700473240000000000073,240 | 70031031000000000001,031 sq mi (70032670000000000002,670 km2) |
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| Iberville Parish | 047 | Plaquemine | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, the brother of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville | 700433387000000000033,387 | 7002653000000000000653 sq mi (70031691000000000001,691 km2) |
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| Jackson Parish | 049 | Jonesboro | 1845 | from parts of Claiborne Parish, Ouachita Parish and Union Parish | U.S. President Andrew Jackson | 700416274000000000016,274 | 7002580000000000000580 sq mi (70031502000000000001,502 km2) |
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| Jefferson Parish | 051 | Gretna | 1825 | from part of Orleans Parish | Founding Father Thomas Jefferson | 7005432552000000000432,552 | 7002642000000000000642 sq mi (70031663000000000001,663 km2) |
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| Jefferson Davis Parish | 053 | Jennings | 1912 | from part of Calcasieu Parish. | Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America | 700431594000000000031,594 | 7002659000000000000659 sq mi (70031707000000000001,707 km2) |
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| Lafayette Parish | 055 | Lafayette | 1823 | from part of St. Martin Parish. | French-born American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de la Fayette | 7005221578000000000221,578 | 7002270000000000000270 sq mi (7002699000000000000699 km2) |
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| Lafourche Parish | 057 | Thibodaux | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. Was named Interior Parish until 1812 and Lafourche Interior Parish until 1853. | French phrase la fourche or in English, the fork; Bayou Lafourche, or Fork Bayou, is a fork of the Mississippi River | 700496318000000000096,318 | 70031472000000000001,472 sq mi (70033812000000000003,812 km2) |
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| La Salle Parish | 059 | Jena | 1908 | from part of Catahoula Parish. | Explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle | 700414890000000000014,890 | 7002663000000000000663 sq mi (70031717000000000001,717 km2) |
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| Lincoln Parish | 061 | Ruston | 1873 | from parts of Bienville Parish, Claiborne Parish, Jackson Parish and Union Parish. | U.S. President Abraham Lincoln | 700446735000000000046,735 | 7002472000000000000472 sq mi (70031222000000000001,222 km2) |
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| Livingston Parish | 063 | Livingston | 1832 | from part of St. Helena Parish. | U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston | 7005128026000000000128,026 | 7002703000000000000703 sq mi (70031821000000000001,821 km2) |
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| Madison Parish | 065 | Tallulah | 1838 | from Concordia Parish. | U.S. President James Madison | 700412093000000000012,093 | 7002651000000000000651 sq mi (70031686000000000001,686 km2) |
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| Morehouse Parish | 067 | Bastrop | 1844 | from parts of Carroll Parish and Ouachita Parish. | Abraham Morehouse, who led the first settlers into the region | 700427979000000000027,979 | 7002805000000000000805 sq mi (70032085000000000002,085 km2) |
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| Natchitoches Parish | 069 | Natchitoches | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | The Natchitoches Native American people | 700439566000000000039,566 | 70031299000000000001,299 sq mi (70033364000000000003,364 km2) |
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| Orleans Parish | 071 | New Orleans | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. Today coterminous with the City of New Orleans. | Named after the Duke of Orléans, the regent of France | 7005343829000000000343,829 | 7002907000000000000907 sq mi (70032349000000000002,349 km2) |
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| Ouachita Parish | 073 | Monroe | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | The Ouachita Native American people. | 7005153720000000000153,720 | 7002350000000000000350 sq mi (7002906000000000000906 km2) |
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| Plaquemines Parish | 075 | Pointe a la Hache | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | A word meaning persimmons created from the Louisiana Creole French and the Mobile Native American language | 700423042000000000023,042 | 70032429000000000002,429 sq mi (70036291000000000006,291 km2) |
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| Pointe Coupee Parish | 077 | New Roads | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | French phrase la pointe coupée or in English, the cut-off point, which refers to a bend in the Mississippi River | 700422802000000000022,802 | 7002591000000000000591 sq mi (70031531000000000001,531 km2) |
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| Rapides Parish | 079 | Alexandria | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Named for local river rapids (French: rapides) | 7005131613000000000131,613 | 70031362000000000001,362 sq mi (70033528000000000003,528 km2) |
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| Red River Parish | 081 | Coushatta | 1871 | from parts of Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish. | Named for Red River, which is part of the Mississippi River watershed | 70039091000000000009,091 | 7002402000000000000402 sq mi (70031041000000000001,041 km2) |
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| Richland Parish | 083 | Rayville | 1868 | from parts of Carroll Parish, Franklin Parish, Morehouse Parish and Ouachita Parish. | Named for its rich land | 700420725000000000020,725 | 7002564000000000000564 sq mi (70031461000000000001,461 km2) |
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| Sabine Parish | 085 | Many | 1843 | from parts of Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish. | Named for the Sabine River and the so-called Sabine Free State | 700424233000000000024,233 | 70031012000000000001,012 sq mi (70032621000000000002,621 km2) |
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| Saint Bernard Parish | 087 | Chalmette | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Saint Bernard, who was presumably the patron saint of Bernardo de Galvez, the Spanish governor who granted land to the Canary Islanders who settled the area in 1778 while Louisiana was under Spanish rule. | 700435897000000000035,897 | 70031794000000000001,794 sq mi (70034646000000000004,646 km2) |
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| Saint Charles Parish | 089 | Hahnville | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Saint Charles | 700452780000000000052,780 | 7002410000000000000410 sq mi (70031062000000000001,062 km2) |
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| Saint Helena Parish | 091 | Greensburg | 1810 | from West Florida territory. | Saint Helena | 700411203000000000011,203 | 7002409000000000000409 sq mi (70031059000000000001,059 km2) |
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| Saint James Parish | 093 | Convent | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Saint James | 700422102000000000022,102 | 7002258000000000000258 sq mi (7002668000000000000668 km2) |
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| Saint John the Baptist Parish | 095 | Edgard | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Saint John the Baptist | 700445924000000000045,924 | 7002348000000000000348 sq mi (7002901000000000000901 km2) |
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| Saint Landry Parish | 097 | Opelousas | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Saint Landry | 700483384000000000083,384 | 7002939000000000000939 sq mi (70032432000000000002,432 km2) |
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| Saint Martin Parish | 099 | Saint Martinville | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. | Saint Martin | 700452160000000000052,160 | 7002817000000000000817 sq mi (70032116000000000002,116 km2) |
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| Saint Mary Parish | 101 | Franklin | 1811 | from part of St. Martin County. | Saint Mary. | 700454650000000000054,650 | 7002612000000000000612 sq mi (70031585000000000001,585 km2) |
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| Saint Tammany Parish | 103 | Covington | 1810 | from West Florida territory. | Legendary Indian Chief Tamanend. | 7005233740000000000233,740 | 70031124000000000001,124 sq mi (70032911000000000002,911 km2) |
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| Tangipahoa Parish | 105 | Amite | 1868 | from parts of Livingston Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. Tammany Parish and Washington Parish. | Comes from an Acolapissa word meaning ear of corn or those who gather corn | 7005121097000000000121,097 | 7002823000000000000823 sq mi (70032132000000000002,132 km2) |
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| Tensas Parish | 107 | Saint Joseph | 1843 | from part of Concordia Parish. | The Taensa Native American people. | 70035252000000000005,252 | 7002641000000000000641 sq mi (70031660000000000001,660 km2) |
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| Terrebonne Parish | 109 | Houma | 1822 | from part of Lafourche Parish. | French phrase terre bonne or in English, good earth | 7005111860000000000111,860 | 70032080000000000002,080 sq mi (70035387000000000005,387 km2) |
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| Union Parish | 111 | Farmerville | 1839 | from part of Ouachita Parish. | Named for the union of states which make up the U.S. | 700422721000000000022,721 | 7002905000000000000905 sq mi (70032344000000000002,344 km2) |
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| Vermilion Parish | 113 | Abbeville | 1844 | from part of Lafayette Parish. | Both the Vermilion River and Vermilion Bay | 700457999000000000057,999 | 70031538000000000001,538 sq mi (70033983000000000003,983 km2) |
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| Vernon Parish | 115 | Leesville | 1871 | from parts of Natchitoches Parish, Rapides Parish and Sabine Parish. | Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, the first U.S. President | 700452334000000000052,334 | 70031341000000000001,341 sq mi (70033473000000000003,473 km2) |
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| Washington Parish | 117 | Franklinton | 1819 | from part of St. Tammany Parish. | U.S. President George Washington | 700447168000000000047,168 | 7002676000000000000676 sq mi (70031751000000000001,751 km2) |
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| Webster Parish | 119 | Minden | 1871 | from parts of Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish and Claiborne Parish. | U.S. statesman Daniel Webster | 700441207000000000041,207 | 7002615000000000000615 sq mi (70031593000000000001,593 km2) |
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| West Baton Rouge Parish | 121 | Port Allen | 1807 | One of the original 19 parishes. Was named Baton Rouge Parish until 1812. | French phrase bâton rouge meaning red stick. A red stick was used by local Native Americans to mark the boundaries between tribal territories | 700423788000000000023,788 | 7002203000000000000203 sq mi (7002526000000000000526 km2) |
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| West Carroll Parish | 123 | Oak Grove | 1877 | when Carroll Parish was divided. | Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence | 700411604000000000011,604 | 7002360000000000000360 sq mi (7002932000000000000932 km2) |
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| West Feliciana Parish | 125 | Saint Francisville | 1824 | when Feliciana Parish was divided. | Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory | 700415625000000000015,625 | 70031051000000000001,051 sq mi (70032722000000000002,722 km2) |
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| Winn Parish | 127 | Winnfield | 1852 | from parts of Catahoula Parish, Natchitoches Parish and Rapides Parish. | Louisiana state legislator Walter Winn | 700415313000000000015,313 | 7002957000000000000957 sq mi (70032479000000000002,479 km2) |
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