Parishes in Louisiana that I have Visited

There are 64 Parishes in Louisiana – “The Bayou State“

Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states.

I have visited 32 Parishes = 50.0% of Parishes in Louisiana

Parishes visited are colored-in; parishes still needing to be visited are blank.  Map created using Mob Rule.

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Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Louisiana

Markers designate the Louisiana locations featured in Twelve Mile Circle articles.

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Interesting Louisiana Parish Trivia

• In Louisiana, the county equivalent units are called Parishes. This is an artifact left over from when Louisiana was part of France and Spain, and the administrative units were based on Roman Catholic parishes.
• The composition of St. Martin Parish is rather unusual. It is completely cleaved into two large sections by Iberia Parish. For more information, see my Split in Two – St. Martin Parish, Louisiana page.

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Parishes in Louisiana

Below are the 67 parishes in Louisiana. Although infrequent, parishes sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those parishes that I have visited are highlighted in Red. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn’t working.

1. Acadia
2. Allen
3. Ascension
4. Assumption
5. Avoyelles
6. Beauregard
7. Bienville: Bonnie & Clyde Death Spot
8. Bossier
9. Caddo: In Them Old Cotton Fields
10. Calcasieu
11. Caldwell
12. Cameron
13. Catahoula
14. Clairborne
15. Concordia
16. De Soto
17. East Baton Rouge: Split the Name
18. East Carroll: Louisiana Cotton Museum; Split the Name
19. East Feliciana: Split the Name
20. Evangeline
21. Franklin: Winnsboro
22. Grant: Colfax Massacre
23. Iberia: International Capitals in the USA
24. Iberville: Jungle Gardens of Avery Island; McIlhenny Co.’s Tabasco Factory
25. Jackson
26. Jefferson: A Secret Revealed; Lake Pontchartrain Circuit; Lake Pontchartrain Bridges
27. Jefferson Davis: Jeff Davis
28. La Salle
29. Lafayette
30. Lafourche: Lockport
31. Lincoln
32. Livingston
33. Madison
34. Morehouse
35. Natchitoches
36. Orleans: Largest parish population in Louisiana (484,674 people in 2000 Census, but 274,000 estimated in 2007 post-Katrina; East Baton Rouge parish may now have a larger population); Canal Street / Algiers Ferry; Crescent City Brewhouse; Remote New Orleans; A Secret Revealed; Where West is East; Black Gold; Lake Pontchartrain Bridges; The National WWII Museum
37. Ouachita
38. Plaquemines: Belle Chasse Ferry
39. Point Coupee
40. Rapides: Largest parish in Louisiana (1,323 square miles).
41. Red River
42. Richland
43. Sabine: Adjacent Counties, Same Name, Different States
44. St. Bernard: Where Pakenham Fell
45. St. Charles
46. St. Helena
47. St. James
48. St. John the Baptist
49. St. Landry
50. St. Martin: Split in Two – St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
51. St. Mary
52. St. Tammany: Abita Brewing Company; Lake Pontchartrain Bridges; Lake Pontchartrain Circuit; Insta-Gator Ranch
53. Tangipahoa: Global Wildlife Center
54. Tensas: Smallest parish population in Louisiana (6,618 people in 2000 Census); Giant Mailbox.
55. Terrebonne: Lowest County Highpoints
56. Union: Adjacent Counties, Same Name, Different States
57. Vermilion: Cajun Cars
58. Vernon
59. Washington: Bogalusa
60. Webster
61. West Baton Rouge: Smallest parish in Louisiana (204 square miles); Split the Name.
62. West Carroll: Split the Name; Poverty Point National Monument
63. West Feliciana: Split the Name; A Prisoner to Geo-Oddities; American Angola
64. Winn

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Quick Facts About Louisiana

• Location: West South Central United States. See map above.
• Size⁽¹⁾: 43,204 square miles. Louisiana is the 33rd largest state. The next larger state is Pennsylvania and the next smaller state is Tennessee.
• Population⁽²⁾: 4,659,978 people. Louisiana is the 25th most populous state. The next more populous state is Alabama and the next less populous state is Kentucky.
• Population Density: 107.9 people per square mile. Louisiana is the 25th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Texas and the next less densely populated state is Wisconsin.
• Bordering States: Louisiana shares a border with 3 states: Arkansas; Texas and Mississippi.
• Admission to the Union: April 30, 1812. Louisiana was the 18th state admitted to the Union, after Ohio and before Indiana.
• Capital: Baton Rouge.
• Highest Point: 534 feet at Driskill Mountain. See SummitPost’s Driskill Mountain page.
• Lowest Point: -8 feet in New Orleans.
• Government website: Louisiana.gov.
• Official Tourism website: Louisiana Travel.
• Still not enough? See Wikipedia’s Louisiana

Sources:

(1) Wikipedia: List of U.S. states and territories by area. Land area only.
(2) Wikipedia: List of states and territories of the United States by population. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.