List of Parishes in Louisiana

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Parish	FIPS code	Parish seat	Established	Origin	Etymology	Population	Area
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)
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)
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)
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)
Avoyelles Parish	009	Marksville	1807	One of the original 19 parishes.	The Avoyel Native American people	700442073000000000042,073	7002866000000000000866 sq mi (70032243000000000002,243 km2)
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)
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)
Bossier Parish	015	Benton	1843	from part Claiborne Parish.	U.S. Representative Pierre Bossier	7005116979000000000116,979	7002867000000000000867 sq mi (70032246000000000002,246 km2)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Jefferson Parish	051	Gretna	1825	from part of Orleans Parish	Founding Father Thomas Jefferson	7005432552000000000432,552	7002642000000000000642 sq mi (70031663000000000001,663 km2)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Madison Parish	065	Tallulah	1838	from Concordia Parish.	U.S. President James Madison	700412093000000000012,093	7002651000000000000651 sq mi (70031686000000000001,686 km2)
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)
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)
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)
Ouachita Parish	073	Monroe	1807	One of the original 19 parishes.	The Ouachita Native American people.	7005153720000000000153,720	7002350000000000000350 sq mi (7002906000000000000906 km2)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Saint Charles Parish	089	Hahnville	1807	One of the original 19 parishes.	Saint Charles	700452780000000000052,780	7002410000000000000410 sq mi (70031062000000000001,062 km2)
Saint Helena Parish	091	Greensburg	1810	from West Florida territory.	Saint Helena	700411203000000000011,203	7002409000000000000409 sq mi (70031059000000000001,059 km2)
Saint James Parish	093	Convent	1807	One of the original 19 parishes.	Saint James	700422102000000000022,102	7002258000000000000258 sq mi (7002668000000000000668 km2)
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)
Saint Landry Parish	097	Opelousas	1807	One of the original 19 parishes.	Saint Landry	700483384000000000083,384	7002939000000000000939 sq mi (70032432000000000002,432 km2)
Saint Martin Parish	099	Saint Martinville	1807	One of the original 19 parishes.	Saint Martin	700452160000000000052,160	7002817000000000000817 sq mi (70032116000000000002,116 km2)
Saint Mary Parish	101	Franklin	1811	from part of St. Martin County.	Saint Mary.	700454650000000000054,650	7002612000000000000612 sq mi (70031585000000000001,585 km2)
Saint Tammany Parish	103	Covington	1810	from West Florida territory.	Legendary Indian Chief Tamanend.	7005233740000000000233,740	70031124000000000001,124 sq mi (70032911000000000002,911 km2)
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)
Tensas Parish	107	Saint Joseph	1843	from part of Concordia Parish.	The Taensa Native American people.	70035252000000000005,252	7002641000000000000641 sq mi (70031660000000000001,660 km2)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Washington Parish	117	Franklinton	1819	from part of St. Tammany Parish.	U.S. President George Washington	700447168000000000047,168	7002676000000000000676 sq mi (70031751000000000001,751 km2)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)