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List of parishes in Louisiana

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The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas).

Thirty-eight parishes are governed by a council called the Police Jury. The other twenty-six have various other forms of government, including: president-council, council-manager, parish commission, and consolidated parish/city.

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Parish
FIPS code[1]Parish seat[2]Established[2]OriginMeaning of name[3]Population
(2020)[4]		Area[2]Map


Acadia Parish001Crowley1886from part of St. Landry Parish.From Acadian French. Named for the Acadians who settled the area.57,576658 sq mi
(1,704 km2)


Allen Parish003Oberlin1912from part of Calcasieu Parish.Henry Watkins Allen, the Confederate governor of Louisiana22,750766 sq mi
(1,984 km2)


Ascension Parish005Donaldsonville1807One of the original 19 parishes.Named for the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, which was named after the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven126,500303 sq mi
(785 km2)


Assumption Parish007Napoleonville1807One of the original 19 parishes.Named for the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, the oldest in the state, which was named after the Assumption of the Virgin Mary21,039364 sq mi
(943 km2)


Avoyelles Parish009Marksville1807One of the original 19 parishes.The Avoyel Native American people39,693866 sq mi
(2,243 km2)


Beauregard Parish011DeRidder1912from part of Calcasieu Parish.Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard36,5491,166 sq mi
(3,020 km2)


Bienville Parish013Arcadia1848from part of Claiborne Parish.Named after the founder of the city of New Orleans, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville12,981822 sq mi
(2,129 km2)


Bossier Parish015Benton1843from part of Claiborne Parish.U.S. Representative Pierre Bossier128,746867 sq mi
(2,246 km2)


Caddo Parish017Shreveport1838from part of Natchitoches Parish.From Caddo. Named for the Caddo Native American people237,848937 sq mi
(2,427 km2)


Calcasieu Parish019Lake Charles1840from part of St. Landry Parish.From Atakapa Calcasieu, meaning crying eagle, is said to be the name of an Atakapa Native American leader216,7851,094 sq mi
(2,833 km2)


Caldwell Parish021Columbia1838from part of Catahoula Parish and Ouachita Parish.Named for the Caldwell family, which owned a large plantation and remains politically active in the state.9,645541 sq mi
(1,401 km2)


Cameron Parish023Cameron1870from parts of Calcasieu Parish and Vermilion Parish.U.S. Secretary of War Simon Cameron5,6171,932 sq mi
(5,004 km2)


Catahoula Parish025Harrisonburg1808from parts of Ouachita Parish and Rapides Parish.Catahoula Lake, formerly within the parish's boundaries and named from a Taensa/Natchez word meaning big, clear lake8,906739 sq mi
(1,914 km2)


Claiborne Parish027Homer1828from part of Natchitoches Parish.Governor of Louisiana William C. C. Claiborne14,170768 sq mi
(1,989 km2)


Concordia Parish029Vidalia1807One 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 and located in Natchez, Mississippi 18,687749 sq mi
(1,940 km2)


DeSoto Parish031Mansfield1843from parts of Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish.Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto26,812895 sq mi
(2,318 km2)


East Baton Rouge Parish033Baton Rouge1810from 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 territories456,781471 sq mi
(1,220 km2)


East Carroll Parish035Lake Providence1877when Carroll Parish was divided.Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence7,459442 sq mi
(1,145 km2)


East Feliciana Parish037Clinton1824when Feliciana Parish was divided.Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of Louisiana (New Spain)19,539456 sq mi
(1,181 km2)


Evangeline Parish039Ville Platte1910from part of St. Landry Parish.Acadian heroine of the poem "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow32,350680 sq mi
(1,761 km2)


Franklin Parish041Winnsboro1843from parts of Carroll Parish, Catahoula Parish, Madison Parish and Ouachita ParishFounding Father Benjamin Franklin19,774636 sq mi
(1,647 km2)


Grant Parish043Colfax1869from parts of Rapides Parish and Winn Parish.U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant22,169664 sq mi
(1,720 km2)


Iberia Parish045New Iberia1868from parts of St. Martin Parish and St. Mary Parish.Named by Spanish settlers in honor of the Iberian Peninsula69,9291,031 sq mi
(2,670 km2)


Iberville Parish047Plaquemine1807One of the original 19 parishes.Explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, the brother of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville30,241653 sq mi
(1,691 km2)


Jackson Parish049Jonesboro1845from parts of Claiborne Parish, Ouachita Parish and Union ParishU.S. President Andrew Jackson15,031580 sq mi
(1,502 km2)


Jefferson Parish051Gretna1825from part of Orleans ParishFounding Father Thomas Jefferson440,781642 sq mi
(1,663 km2)


Jefferson Davis Parish053Jennings1912from part of Calcasieu Parish.Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America32,250659 sq mi
(1,707 km2)


Lafayette Parish055Lafayette1823from part of St. Martin Parish.French-born American Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette241,753270 sq mi
(699 km2)


Lafourche Parish057Thibodaux1807One 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 River97,5571,472 sq mi
(3,812 km2)


LaSalle Parish059Jena1910from west half of Catahoula Parish.Explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle14,791663 sq mi
(1,717 km2)


Lincoln Parish061Ruston1873from parts of Bienville Parish, Claiborne Parish, Jackson Parish and Union Parish.U.S. President Abraham Lincoln48,396472 sq mi
(1,222 km2)


Livingston Parish063Livingston1832from part of St. Helena Parish.U.S. Secretary of State Edward Livingston, brother of Robert R. Livingston who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase142,282703 sq mi
(1,821 km2)


Madison Parish065Tallulah1838from Concordia Parish.U.S. President James Madison10,017651 sq mi
(1,686 km2)


Morehouse Parish067Bastrop1844from parts of Carroll Parish and Ouachita Parish.Abraham Morehouse, who led the first settlers into the region25,629805 sq mi
(2,085 km2)


Natchitoches Parish069Natchitoches1807One of the original 19 parishes.The Natchitoches Native American people37,5151,299 sq mi
(3,364 km2)


Orleans Parish071New Orleans1807One of the original 19 parishes. Today coterminous with the City of New Orleans.Named after Philippe, Duke of Orléans, the regent of France383,997350 sq mi
(906 km2)


Ouachita Parish073Monroe1807One of the original 19 parishes.The Ouachita Native American people160,368633 sq mi
(1,639 km2)


Plaquemines Parish075Pointe à la Hache1807One of the original 19 parishes.A word meaning persimmons created from the Louisiana Creole and the Atakapa language23,5152,429 sq mi
(6,291 km2)


Pointe Coupee Parish077New Roads1807One 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 River20,758591 sq mi
(1,531 km2)


Rapides Parish079Alexandria1807One of the original 19 parishes.Named for local river rapids (French: rapides)130,0231,362 sq mi
(3,528 km2)


Red River Parish081Coushatta1871from parts of Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish.Named for the Red River, which is part of the Mississippi River watershed7,620402 sq mi
(1,041 km2)


Richland Parish083Rayville1868from parts of Carroll Parish, Franklin Parish, Morehouse Parish and Ouachita Parish.Named for its rich land20,043564 sq mi
(1,461 km2)


Sabine Parish085Many1843from parts of Caddo Parish and Natchitoches Parish.Named for the Sabine River and the so-called Sabine Free State22,1551,012 sq mi
(2,621 km2)


St. Bernard Parish087Chalmette1807One of the original 19 parishes.Saint Bernard, patron saint of Bernardo de Gálvez, the Spanish governor who granted land to the Canary Islanders settling the area in 177843,7641,794 sq mi
(4,646 km2)


St. Charles Parish089Hahnville1807One of the original 19 parishes.Saint Charles52,549410 sq mi
(1,062 km2)


St. Helena Parish091Greensburg1810from West Florida territory.Saint Helena10,920409 sq mi
(1,059 km2)


St. James Parish093Convent1807One of the original 19 parishes.Saint James the Great20,192258 sq mi
(668 km2)


St. John the Baptist Parish095Edgard1807One of the original 19 parishes.Saint John the Baptist42,477348 sq mi
(901 km2)


St. Landry Parish097Opelousas1807One of the original 19 parishes.Saint Landry of Paris82,540939 sq mi
(2,432 km2)


St. Martin Parish099St. Martinville1807One of the original 19 parishes.Saint Martin of Tours51,767817 sq mi
(2,116 km2)


St. Mary Parish101Franklin1811from part of St. Martin Parish.Saint Mary49,406612 sq mi
(1,585 km2)


St. Tammany Parish103Covington1810from West Florida territory.Legendary Indian Chief Tamanend.264,5701,124 sq mi
(2,911 km2)


Tangipahoa Parish105Amite City1869from 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 corn133,157823 sq mi
(2,132 km2)


Tensas Parish107St. Joseph1843from part of Concordia Parish.The Taensa Native American people.4,147641 sq mi
(1,660 km2)


Terrebonne Parish109Houma1822from part of Lafourche Interior Parish.French phrase terre bonne or in English, good earth109,5802,080 sq mi
(5,387 km2)


Union Parish111Farmerville1839from part of Ouachita Parish.Named for the union of states which make up the U.S.21,107905 sq mi
(2,344 km2)


Vermilion Parish113Abbeville1844from part of Lafayette Parish.Both the Vermilion River and Vermilion Bay57,3591,538 sq mi
(3,983 km2)


Vernon Parish115Leesville1871from parts of Natchitoches Parish, Rapides Parish and Sabine Parish.Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, the first U.S. President48,7501,341 sq mi
(3,473 km2)


Washington Parish117Franklinton1819from part of St. Tammany Parish.U.S. President George Washington45,463676 sq mi
(1,751 km2)


Webster Parish119Minden1871from parts of Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish and Claiborne Parish.U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster36,967615 sq mi
(1,593 km2)


West Baton Rouge Parish121Port Allen1807One 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 territories27,199203 sq mi
(526 km2)


West Carroll Parish123Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish1877when Carroll Parish was divided.Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence9,751360 sq mi
(932 km2)


West Feliciana Parish125St. Francisville1824when Feliciana Parish was divided.Felicite de Gálvez, the wife of Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish governor of Louisiana (New Spain)15,310426 sq mi
(1,103 km2)


Winn Parish127Winnfield1852from parts of Catahoula Parish, Natchitoches Parish and Rapides Parish.Louisiana state legislator Walter Winn13,755957 sq mi
(2,479 km2)

Former Parishes

  • Biloxi Parish formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of the former West Florida area was transferred to Mississippi Territory.
  • Carroll Parish formed in 1838 from part of Ouachita Parish. In 1877, it was divided into East Carroll Parish and West Carroll Parish.
  • Feliciana Parish formed in 1810 from West Florida territory. In 1824, it was divided into East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish.
  • Pascagoula Parish formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of the former West Florida area was transferred to Mississippi Territory.
  • Warren Parish formed in 1811 from part of Concordia Parish, and merged into Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish in 1814.

References

  • "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-03-13. - Counties, parish seats, areas, names and date of formation of current parishes
  • "Louisiana County Formation Maps". Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2007-03-13. - Formation dates and origin of parishes
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