The police Jury governs sixty-four parishes in the state of Louisiana. The Police Jury is a legislative council elected by voters. The remaining 26 parishes have various other forms of government, including council-manager, council president, consolidated parish/city and parish commission.
How Many Parishes in Louisiana
Louisiana, the state in the US, is divided into 64 parishes instead of Counties. Check this Louisiana Parish Map which provides the location of all counties on the Louisiana Map.
Lousiana Parishes
- Acadia Parish Map, Louisiana
- Allen Parish Map, Louisiana
- Ascension Parish Map, Louisiana
- Assumption Parish Map, Louisiana
- Avoyelles Parish Map, Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish Map, Louisiana
- Bienville Parish Map, Louisiana
- Bossier Parish Map, Louisiana
- Caddo Parish Map, Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish Map, Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish Map, Louisiana
- Cameron Parish Map, Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish Map, Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish Map, Louisiana
- Concordia Parish Map, Louisiana
- De Soto Parish Map, Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish Map, Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish Map, Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish Map, Louisiana
- Evangeline Parish Map, Louisiana
- Franklin Parish Map, Louisiana
- Grant Parish Map, Louisiana
- Iberia Parish Map, Louisiana
- Iberville Parish Map, Louisiana
- Jackson Parish Map, Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish Map, Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish Map, Louisiana
- La Salle Parish Map, Louisiana
- Lafayette Parish Map, Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish Map, Louisiana
- Lincoln Parish Map, Louisiana
- Livingston Parish Map, Louisiana
- Madison Parish Map, Louisiana
- Morehouse Parish Map, Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish Map, Louisiana
- Orleans Parish Map, Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish Map, Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish Map, Louisiana
- Pointe Coupee Parish Map, Louisiana
- Rapides Parish Map, Louisiana
- Red River Parish Map, Louisiana
- Richland Parish Map, Louisiana
- Sabine Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Bernard Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Charles Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Helena Parish Map, Louisiana
- St James Parish Map, Louisiana
- St John The Baptist Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Landry Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Martin Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Mary Parish Map, Louisiana
- St Tammany Parish Map, Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish Map, Louisiana
- Tensas Parish Map, Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish Map, Louisiana
- Union Parish Map, Louisiana
- Vermilion Parish Map, Louisiana
- Vernon Parish Map, Louisiana
- Washington Parish Map, Louisiana
- Webster Parish Map, Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish Map, Louisiana
- West Carroll Parish Map, Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish Map, Louisiana
- Winn Parish Map, Louisiana
History of Parishes in Louisiana
The Parishes in Louisiana were first formed during part of the Orleans Territory. In 1807 after creating the Civil Parish System, 19 Louisiana parishes were established on April 14, 1807. In 1808 Catahoula Parish joined the Louisiana parishes. In 1910 four additional parishes were created from the former Spanish West Florida Territory. The US State of Louisiana entered the Union as the 18th state with 25 parishes on April 30, 1812. In 1845, when the Louisiana state constitution was rewritten, the remainder of the county system was eliminated, and the official term for Louisiana’s primary civil division has been parishes since then.
Oldest and Newest of Louisiana
The 12 oldest counties and parishes of Louisiana were created on April 10, 1805. The counties were Lafourche parish, Orleans County, German Coast county, Acadia parish, Attakapas, Pointe Coupee, Opelousas County, Rapides Parish, Concordia Parish, Ouachita Parish and Natchitoches parish. On June 12, 1912, the newer and the last parishes were created, including Jefferson Davis, Allen and Beauregard.
Largest and Smallest Parish by Area in Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish is the largest parish in Louisiana, covering an area of 2429 square miles (6,290 km2). The smallest parish of Louisiana is West Baton Rouge Parish covering an area of 203 square miles (530 km2).
Best Parish to live in Louisiana
The five best parishes to live in the Louisiana state of the United States are Ascension Parish, Lafayette Parish, St.Charles Parish, St. Tammany Parish and Calcasieu Parish.
Most Populated and Least Populated Parish of Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish is the most populated parish (2020 census) in Louisiana, and Tensas Parish is the least populated parish (2020 census) in Louisiana state of the United States.
Information about maps of all Counties of Louisiana
The maps of all parishes of Louisiana are available on the website describing facts about parishes. The map shows the location of the parish within the state, its county seat, and state and county boundary. These maps can be used in multiple ways for various purposes.