US Counties

Richland Parish sits in northeastern Louisiana. Bayous and creeks crisscross the land. Rayville is the biggest town and parish seat.

Right up against the Texas border, Sabine Parish sits on the western edge of Louisiana. Toledo Bend Reservoir forms the western boundary.

St. Bernard Parish is just southeast of New Orleans, hugging the Mississippi River as it winds towards the Gulf of Mexico.

St. Charles Parish sits along the Mississippi River. While Lake Pontchartrain occupies the north, Lake Salvador is in the south.

St. Helena Parish is a quiet corner of Louisiana you might’ve missed. It’s in the southeast part of the state, above Lake Pontchartrain.

St. James Parish sits along the Mississippi River, about halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Convent is the parish seat.

St. John the Baptist Parish is along the Mississippi River, about 30 miles west of New Orleans. It’s where history and industry collide.

St. Landry Parish sits in the heart of Cajun Country. The parish seat is Opelousas It claims to be the “Spice Capital of the World”.

St. Martin Parish sits in the heart of Cajun Country in south-central Louisiana. It’s a bit of an oddball for geography, divided into two.

St. Mary Parish is along the central Gulf Coast of Louisiana. The parish is home to Morgan City, once the “jumbo shrimp capital of the world”.

St. Tammany Parish is on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, just across from New Orleans. The parish is growing fast.

Tangipahoa Parish sits in southeastern Louisiana, stretching from the Mississippi state line down to Lake Pontchartrain.

Tensas Parish is in northeastern Louisiana, bordering the Mississippi River. Once home to Native American mounds, it became cotton country.

Terrebonne Parish sits in southeastern Louisiana, about an hour’s drive southwest of New Orleans. The parish seat is Houma in the north.

Union Parish is way up in north Louisiana, right on the Arkansas border. Farmington is the parish seat and a quiet town on Lake D’Arbonne.