List of parishes in Louisiana

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^{1 - Pointe Coupee}

^{2 - East Baton Rouge}

^{3 - St. John the Baptist}

^{4 - St. James}

^{5 - Ascension}

^{6 - Assumption}

^{7 - to St. Martin Parish}

^{8 - West Baton Rouge}

The US -American state of Louisiana 's 64 parishes divided that the counties meet in most other states.

The official abbreviation for the state of Louisiana is LA and the FIPS code is 22 .

The FIPS code for each individual parish therefore always begins with 22 , to which a three-digit number is appended.

The population figures are based on the 2010 census .

Parish	FIPS code	Parish Seat	founding	origin	Origin of name	Residents 2010	surface	map
Acadia	001	Crowley	1886	St. Landry Parish	Acadians - term for the original in eastern Canada -based French settlers	61,773	1,697 km²
Everyone	003	Oberlin	1912	Calcasieu Parish	Henry Watkins Allen (1820–1866) - Confederate Governor of Louisiana (1864–1865)	25,764	1,980 km²
Ascension	005	Donaldsonville	1807	One of 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church - Donaldsonville Church	107.215	755 km²
Assumption	007	Napoleonville	1807	One of 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Assumption Roman Catholic Church - oldest church in the state of Louisiana	23,421	877 km²
Avoyelles	009	Marksville	1807	One of 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Avoyel - Indian people related to the Natchez	42,073	2,156 km²
Beauregard	011	DeRidder	1912	Calcasieu Parish	P. G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893) - General of the Confederate Army	35,654	3,005 km²
Bienville	013	Arcadia	1848	Claiborne Parish	Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (1680–1767) - French governor of Louisiana (several times between 1701 and 1743) and founder of New Orleans (1718)	14,353	2,100 km²
Bossier	015	Benton	1843	Claiborne Parish	Pierre Bossier (1797–1844) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1843–1844)	116,979	2,174 km²
Caddo	017	Shreveport	1838	Natchitoches Parish	Caddo - confederation of several Indian tribes in the area of the Red River in Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana and Oklahoma	254,969	2,284 km²
Calcasieu	019	Lake Charles	1840	St. Landry Parish	Indian expression for screaming eagle	192,768	2,774 km²
Caldwell	021	Columbia	1838	Formed from parts of the Catahoula and the Ouachita Parish	The Caldwell family , some of the best known locally	10.132	1,371 km²
Cameron	023	Cameron	1870	Formed from parts of the Calcasieu and the Vermilion Parish	Simon Cameron (1799–1889) - US Secretary of War (1861–1862)	6,839	3,401 km²
Catahoula	025	Harrisonburg	1808	Formed from parts of the Ouachita and the Rapides Parish	Catahoula Lake , which used to be within the boundaries of the Parish	10,407	1,822 km²
Claiborne	027	Homer	1828	Natchitoches Parish	William CC Claiborne (1775-1817) - Governor of the Orleans Territory (1803-1812) and the State of Louisiana (1812-1816)	17.195	1,955 km²
Concordia	029	Vidalia	1807	One of the original 19 parishes in Louisiana	Spanish military post	20,822	1,802 km²
De Soto	031	Mansfield	1843	Made up of parts of the Caddo and Natchitoches Parish	Hernando de Soto (1496 or 1500–1542) - Spanish navigator and conquistador , led the first white expedition to the Mississippi	26,656	2,272 km²
East Baton Rouge	033	Baton Rouge	1818	West Florida	The French word bâton rouge (dt .: red pole ) denotes border posts between the territories of the individual Indian tribes	440.171	1,180 km²
East Carroll	035	Lake Providence	1877	Carroll Parish	Charles Carroll (1737-1832) - co-signer of the United States' Declaration of Independence	7,759	1,092 km²
East Feliciana	037	Clinton	1824	Feliciana Parish	Felicite de Gálvez - wife of Bernardo de Gálvez , the Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory	20,267	1,174 km²
Evangeline	039	Ville plate	1910	St. Landry Parish	Evangeline - main character in a work by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	33,984	1,720 km²
Franklin	041	Winnsboro	1843	Formed from parts of the Carroll, Catahoula, Madison and the Ouachita Parish	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) - one of the founding fathers of the United States	20,767	1,615 km²
Grant	043	Colfax	1868	Made up of parts of the Rapides and Winn Parish	Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) - Commander in Chief of the US Army in the Civil War and 18th  President (1869–1877) of the United States	22.309	1,671 km²
Iberia	045	New Iberia	1868	Formed from parts of the St. Martin and St. Mary Parish	Spanish settlers named the region in memory of their homeland on the Iberian Peninsula	73,240	1,490 km²
Iberville	047	Plaquemine	1807	One of 19 original counties in Louisiana	Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661–1706) - founder of the French colony of Louisiana	33,387	1,602 km²
Jackson	049	Jonesboro	1845	Formed from parts of the Claiborne, Ouachita and Union Parish	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) - seventh President of the United States (1829–1837)	16,274	1,476 km²
Jefferson	051	Gretna	1825	Orleans Parish	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) - third President of the United States (1801–1809)	432,552	794 km²
Jefferson Davis	053	Jennings	1912	Calcasieu Parish	Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) - first and only President of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	31,594	1,689 km²
Lafayette	055	Lafayette	1823	St. Martin Parish	Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834) - French general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence	221,578	699 km²
Lafourche	057	Thibodaux	1807	One of 19 original parishes in Louisiana	La fourche - French word for fork , here river bifurcation or branching . What is meant is the Bayou  Lafourche , a tributary of the Mississippi	96,318	2,809 km²
La Salle	059	Jena	1908	Catahoula Parish	Robert Cavelier de La Salle (1643–1687) - French explorer	14,890	1,616 km²
Lincoln	061	Ruston	1873	Made up of parts of the Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson and Union Parish	Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) - 16th President of the United States	46,735	1,221 km²
Livingston	063	Livingston	1832	St. Helena Parish	Edward Livingston (1764-1836) - US Secretary of State (1831-1833)	128.026	1,678 km²
Madison	065	Tallulah	1838	Concordia Parish	James Madison (1751-1836) - fourth President of the United States (1809-1817)	12.093	1,616 km²
Morehouse	067	Bastrop	1844	Formed from parts of the Carroll and Ouachita Parish	Abraham Morehouse - one of the region's first white settlers	27,979	2,057 km²
Natchitoches	069	Natchitoches	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Natchitoches - an Indian people belonging to the Caddo Confederation	39,566	3,252 km²
Orleans	071	New Orleans	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Philippe II. De Bourbon, duc d'Orléans (1674–1723) - Regent of France (1716–1723)	343,829	468 km²
Ouachita	073	Monroe	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Ouachita - Indian people belonging to the Caddo Confederation in northern Louisiana on the Ouachita River	153,720	1,581 km²
Plaquemines	075	Pointe a la Hache	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Kaki ( French: Plaqueminier ) - fruit of the persimmon tree	23,042	2,187 km²
Pointe Coupee	077	New Roads	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	French: la pointe coupée	22.802	1,444 km²
Rapides Parish	079	Alexandria	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Rapids ( French: rapides )	131,613	3,425 km²
Red River	081	Coushatta	1871	Formed from parts of the Bienville, Bossier, Caddo and the Natchitoches Parish	Red River	9.091	1,008 km²
Richland	083	Rayville	1868	Formed from parts of the Carroll, Franklin, Morehouse and the Ouachita Parish	Rich Land (Eng .: fertile land )	20,725	1,446 km²
Sabine	085	Many	1843	Made up of parts of the Caddo and Natchitoches Parish	Sabine River and Sabine Free State	24,233	2,241 km²
Saint Bernard	087	Chalmette	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Bernhard von Clairvaux (around 1090–1153) - abbot , crusade preacher and mystic	35,875	1,204 km²
Saint Charles	089	Hahnville	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Charles Borromeo (1538–1584) - cardinal , archbishop of Milan and an important representative of the Counter Reformation	52,780	735 km²
Saint Helena	091	Greensburg	1810	West Florida	Helena (248/250-ca. 330) - mother of the Roman emperor Constantine	11.203	1,058 km²
Saint James	093	Convent	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	James - one of the twelve apostles of Jesus	22,102	637 km²
Saint John the Baptist	095	Edgard	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	John the Baptist	45,924	567 km²
Saint Landry	097	Opelousas	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Landericus of Paris (? -656) - Bishop of Paris (650-656)	83,384	2,405 km²
Saint Martin	099	Saint Martinville	1807	One of the 19 original parishes in Louisiana	Martin of Tours (316 / 317–397) - Bishop of Tours	52,160	1,916 km²
Saint Mary	101	Franklin	1811	St. Martin Parish	Mary (mother of Jesus)	54,650	1,587 km²
Saint Tammany	103	Covington	1810	West Florida	Tamanend (1628–1698) - Chief of the Lenni Lenape	233,740	2,212 km²
Tangipahoa	105	Amite City	1868	Made up of parts of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington Parish	Indian expression	121.097	2,047 km²
Tensas	107	Saint Joseph	1843	Concordia Parish	Taensa - Indian tribe in northeast Louisiana	5,252	1,560 km²
Terrebonne	109	Houma	1822	Lafourche Parish	French expression for good country	111,860	3,250 km²
union	111	Farmerville	1839	Ouachita Parish	The Union - then common (domestic) term for the USA	22,721	2,273 km²
Vermilion	113	Abbeville	1844	Lafayette Parish	Vermilion River	57,999	3,040 km²
Vernon	115	Leesville	1871	Made up of parts of the Natchitoches, Rapides and Sabine Parish	Mount Vernon - the country home of George Washington	52,334	3,441 km²
Washington	117	Franklinton	1819	St. Tammany Parish	George Washington (1732–1799) - first President of the United States	47,168	1,734 km²
Webster	119	Minden	1871	Formed from parts of the Bienville, Bossier and Claiborne Parish	Daniel Webster (1782-1852) - United States Secretary of State (1841-1843, 1850-1852)	41.207	1,542 km²
West Baton Rouge	121	Port Allen	1807	One of the 19 original Louisiana parishes	The French word bâton rouge (dt .: red pole ) denotes border posts between the territories of the individual Indian tribes	23,788	495 km²
West Carroll	123	Oak Grove	1877	Carroll Parish	Charles Carroll (1737-1832) - co-signer of the United States' Declaration of Independence	11,604	931 km²
West Feliciana	125	St. Francisville	1824	Feliciana Parish	Felicite de Gálvez - wife of Bernardo de Gálvez , the Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory	15,625	1,052 km²
Winn	127	Winnfield	1852	Made up of parts of the Catahoula, Natchitoches and the Rapides Parish	Walter Winn - Louisiana MP	15,313	2,462 km²

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Louisiana FIPS Codes
2. ↑ ^{a b} U.S. Census Bureau - Louisiana - State & County QuickFacts ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Area information in square miles - conversion into square kilometers 
3. ↑ US Census 2010