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Lousiana, the 18th state of the United States, is situated in the southern parts of the country. The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge and New Orleans is the biggest city.
There are no counties in Louisiana and a Louisiana county map shows the various political subdivisions of the state that are named as parishes. Parishes are authorities that are equivalent to counties.
In terms of size, the biggest parish in the state of LA is Cameron Parish. At the same time, the biggest parish in terms of number of inhabitants is the East Baton Rouge Parish.
About Louisiana County Map
The state is made up of 64 parishes that are like county- equivalents in majority of other states in the United States. Among them, 41 parishes are ruled by a council known as the Police Jury. The rest 23 parishes are governed by many other types of administration, such as council-manager, president-council, consolidated parish/city, and parish commission.
Listed below are some of the major parishes in the state of Louisiana with their area, population, and other significant information:
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Louisiana Parish (County) List |
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| Parish Name | Population | Area (sq. mi.) |
| Acadia Parish | 58861 | 655.28 |
| Allen Parish | 25440 | 764.5 |
| Ascension Parish | 76627 | 291.53 |
| Assumption Parish | 23388 | 338.68 |
| Avoyelles Parish | 41481 | 832.44 |
| Beauregard Parish | 32986 | 1160.09 |
| Bienville Parish | 15752 | 810.64 |
| Bossier Parish | 98310 | 839.25 |
| Caddo Parish | 252161 | 881.99 |
| Calcasieu Parish | 183577 | 1071.12 |
| Caldwell Parish | 10560 | 529.42 |
| Cameron Parish | 9991 | 1312.96 |
| Catahoula Parish | 10920 | 703.65 |
| Claiborne Parish | 16851 | 754.65 |
| Concordia Parish | 20247 | 695.91 |
| De Soto Parish | 25494 | 877.2 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 412852 | 455.43 |
| East Carroll Parish | 9421 | 421.44 |
| East Feliciana Parish | 21360 | 453.4 |
| Evangeline Parish | 35434 | 664.27 |
| Franklin Parish | 21263 | 623.61 |
| Grant Parish | 18698 | 645.11 |
| Iberia Parish | 73266 | 575.13 |
| Iberville Parish | 33320 | 618.64 |
| Jackson Parish | 15397 | 569.75 |
| Jefferson Parish | 455466 | 306.52 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 31435 | 652.31 |
| Lafayette Parish | 190503 | 269.83 |
| Lafourche Parish | 89974 | 1084.68 |
| La Salle Parish | 14282 | 623.83 |
| Lincoln Parish | 42509 | 471.38 |
| Livingston Parish | 91814 | 648.02 |
| Parish Name | Population | Area (sq. mi.) |
| Madison Parish | 13728 | 624.09 |
| Morehouse Parish | 31021 | 794.25 |
| Natchitoches Parish | 39080 | 1255.45 |
| Orleans Parish | 484674 | 180.56 |
| Ouachita Parish | 147250 | 610.53 |
| Plaquemines Parish | 26757 | 844.56 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 22763 | 557.34 |
| Rapides Parish | 126337 | 1322.54 |
| Red River Parish | 9622 | 389.29 |
| Richland Parish | 20981 | 558.45 |
| Sabine Parish | 23459 | 865.27 |
| St. Bernard Parish | 67229 | 465.04 |
| St. Charles Parish | 48072 | 283.64 |
| St. Helena Parish | 10525 | 408.36 |
| St. James Parish | 21216 | 246.13 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | 43044 | 218.9 |
| St.ndry Parish | 87700 | 928.65 |
| St. Martin Parish | 48583 | 739.85 |
| St. Mary Parish | 53500 | 612.79 |
| St. Tammany Parish | 191268 | 854.15 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 100588 | 790.24 |
| Tensas Parish | 6618 | 602.48 |
| Terrebonne Parish | 104503 | 1254.93 |
| Union Parish | 22803 | 877.6 |
| Vermilion Parish | 53807 | 1173.78 |
| Vernon Parish | 52531 | 1328.41 |
| Washington Parish | 43926 | 669.57 |
| Webster Parish | 41831 | 595.22 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 21601 | 191.2 |
| West Carroll Parish | 12314 | 359.4 |
| West Feliciana Parish | 15111 | 406 |
| Winn Parish | 16894 | 950.49 |