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Louisiana, abbreviated "LA", is in the West South Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Baton Rouge.
There were 4,468,976 people in Louisiana as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on April 30, 1812.
Please explore the cities and towns of Louisiana, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge Colleges | 23 | 49,867 |
| 2 | New Orleans Colleges | 15 | 51,876 |
| 3 | Shreveport Colleges | 13 | 9,721 |
| 4 | Lafayette Colleges | 10 | 20,623 |
| 5 | Lake Charles Colleges | 5 | 10,242 |
| 6 | Monroe Colleges | 5 | 9,907 |
| 7 | Houma Colleges | 5 | 1,694 |
| 8 | Hammond Colleges | 3 | 15,248 |
| 9 | Alexandria Colleges | 3 | 3,078 |
| 10 | West Monroe Colleges | 3 | 1,022 |
| 11 | Metairie Colleges | 3 | 639 |
| 12 | Ruston Colleges | 2 | 10,690 |
| 13 | Natchitoches Colleges | 2 | 9,312 |
| 14 | Thibodaux Colleges | 2 | 7,288 |
| 15 | Bossier City Colleges | 2 | 4,986 |
| 16 | Eunice Colleges | 2 | 2,927 |
| 17 | Sorrento Colleges | 2 | 1,499 |
| 18 | Pineville Colleges | 2 | 1,106 |
| 19 | Opelousas Colleges | 2 | 629 |
| 20 | Bastrop Colleges | 2 | 250 |
If you don't find the city or town you want in the list here, you can find ALL cities and towns by navigating through these alphabetical links:
| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 11,887 | Vermilion |
| Abita Springs | 1,957 | St Tammany |
| Addis | 2,238 | West Baton Rouge |
| Albany | 865 | Livingston |
| Alexandria | 46,342 | Rapides |
| Anacoco | 866 | Vernon |
| Arcadia | 3,041 | Bienville |
| Arnaudville | 1,398 | St Landry |
| Baker | 13,793 | East Baton Rouge |
| Baldwin | 2,497 | St Mary |
| Ball | 3,681 | Rapides |
| Basile | 1,660 | Evangeline |
| Bastrop | 12,988 | Morehouse |
| Baton Rouge | 227,818 | East Baton Rouge |
| Benton | 2,035 | Bossier |
| Bernice | 1,809 | Union |
| Berwick | 4,418 | St Mary |
| Blanchard | 2,050 | Caddo |
| Bogalusa | 13,365 | Washington |
| Bossier City | 56,461 | Bossier |
| Boyce | 1,190 | Rapides |
| Breaux Bridge | 7,281 | St Martin |
| Broussard | 5,874 | Lafayette |
| Brusly | 2,020 | West Baton Rouge |
| Bunkie | 4,662 | Avoyelles |
| Campti | 1,057 | Natchitoches |
| Carencro | 6,120 | Lafayette |
| Cheneyville | 901 | Rapides |
| Church Point | 4,756 | Acadia |
| Clarks | 1,071 | Caldwell |
| Clayton | 858 | Concordia |
| Clinton | 1,998 | East Feliciana |
| Colfax | 1,659 | Grant |
| Cotton Valley | 1,189 | Webster |
| Cottonport | 2,316 | Avoyelles |
| Coushatta | 2,299 | Red River |
| Covington | 8,483 | St Tammany |
| Crowley | 14,225 | Acadia |
| Cullen | 1,296 | Webster |
| Delcambre | 2,168 | Vermilion |
| Delhi | 3,066 | Richland |
| Denham Springs | 8,757 | Livingston |
| DeQuincy | 3,398 | Calcasieu |
| Donaldsonville | 7,605 | Ascension |
| Doyline | 841 | Webster |
| Dubach | 800 | Lincoln |
| Duson | 1,672 | Lafayette |
| Elton | 1,261 | Jefferson Davis |
| Epps | 1,153 | West Carroll |
| Erath | 2,187 | Vermilion |
| Estherwood | 807 | Acadia |
| Eunice | 11,499 | St Landry |
| Farmerville | 3,808 | Union |
| Ferriday | 3,723 | Concordia |
| Florien | 692 | Sabine |
| Fordoche | 933 | Pointe Coupee |
| Franklin | 8,354 | St Mary |
| Franklinton | 3,657 | Washington |
| French Settlement | 945 | Livingston |
| Gibsland | 1,119 | Bienville |
| Glenmora | 1,558 | Rapides |
| Golden Meadow | 2,193 | Lafourche |
| Gonzales | 8,156 | Ascension |
| Grambling | 4,693 | Lincoln |
| Gramercy | 3,066 | St James |
| Grand Coteau | 1,040 | St Landry |
| Grand Isle | 1,541 | Jefferson |
| Greenwood | 2,458 | Caddo |
| Gretna | 17,423 | Jefferson |
| Gueydan | 1,598 | Vermilion |
| Hammond | 17,639 | Tangipahoa |
| Harahan | 9,885 | Jefferson |
| Harrisonburg | 746 | Catahoula |
| Haughton | 2,792 | Bossier |
| Haynesville | 2,679 | Claiborne |
| Henderson | 1,531 | St Martin |
| Homer | 3,788 | Claiborne |
| Houma | 32,393 | Terrebonne |
| Independence | 1,724 | Tangipahoa |
| Iota | 1,376 | Acadia |
| Iowa | 2,663 | Calcasieu |
| Jackson | 4,130 | East Feliciana |
| Jeanerette | 5,997 | Iberia |
| Jena | 2,971 | La Salle |
| Jennings | 10,986 | Jefferson Davis |
| Jonesboro | 3,914 | Jackson |
| Jonesville | 2,469 | Catahoula |
| Kaplan | 5,177 | Vermilion |
| Kenner | 70,517 | Jefferson |
| Kentwood | 2,205 | Tangipahoa |
| Killian | 1,053 | Livingston |
| Kinder | 2,148 | Allen |
| Krotz Springs | 1,219 | St Landry |
| Lafayette | 110,257 | Lafayette |
| Lake Arthur | 3,007 | Jefferson Davis |
| Lake Charles | 71,757 | Calcasieu |
| Lake Providence | 5,104 | East Carroll |
| Lecompte | 1,366 | Rapides |
| Leesville | 6,753 | Vernon |
| Leonville | 1,007 | St Landry |
| Livingston | 1,342 | Livingston |
| Livonia | 1,339 | Pointe Coupee |
| Lockport | 2,624 | Lafourche |
| Logansport | 1,630 | De Soto |
| Loreauville | 938 | Iberia |
| Lutcher | 3,735 | St James |
| Mamou | 3,566 | Evangeline |
| Mandeville | 10,489 | St Tammany |
| Mansfield | 5,582 | De Soto |
| Mansura | 1,573 | Avoyelles |
| Many | 2,889 | Sabine |
| Maringouin | 1,262 | Iberville |
| Marion | 806 | Union |
| Marksville | 5,537 | Avoyelles |
| Melville | 1,376 | St Landry |
| Mer Rouge | 721 | Morehouse |
| Mermentau | 721 | Acadia |
| Merryville | 1,126 | Beauregard |
| Metairie | 146,136 | Jefferson |
| Minden | 13,027 | Webster |
| Monroe | 53,107 | Ouachita |
| Montgomery | 787 | Grant |
| Montz | 1,120 | St John the Baptist |
| Mooringsport | 833 | Caddo |
| Moreauville | 922 | Avoyelles |
| Morgan City | 12,703 | St Mary |
| Morse | 759 | Acadia |
| Napoleonville | 686 | Assumption |
| Natchitoches | 17,865 | Natchitoches |
| New Iberia | 32,623 | Iberia |
| New Orleans | 484,674 | Orleans |
| New Roads | 4,966 | Pointe Coupee |
| Newellton | 1,482 | Tensas |
| Oak Grove | 2,174 | West Carroll |
| Oakdale | 8,137 | Allen |
| Oberlin | 1,853 | Allen |
| Oil City | 1,219 | Caddo |
| Olla | 1,417 | La Salle |
| Opelousas | 22,860 | St Landry |
| Patterson | 5,130 | St Mary |
| Pearl River | 1,839 | St Tammany |
| Pine Prairie | 1,087 | Evangeline |
| Pineville | 13,829 | Rapides |
| Plain Dealing | 1,071 | Bossier |
| Plaquemine | 7,064 | Iberville |
| Pleasant Hill | 786 | Sabine |
| Ponchatoula | 5,180 | Tangipahoa |
| Port Allen | 5,278 | West Baton Rouge |
| Port Barre | 2,287 | St Landry |
| Provencal | 708 | Natchitoches |
| Rayne | 8,552 | Acadia |
| Rayville | 4,234 | Richland |
| Reserve | 9,111 | St John the Baptist |
| Richwood | 2,115 | Ouachita |
| Ridgecrest | 801 | Concordia |
| Ringgold | 1,660 | Bienville |
| Rosedale | 753 | Iberville |
| Roseland | 1,162 | Tangipahoa |
| Rosepine | 1,390 | Vernon |
| Ruston | 20,546 | Lincoln |
| Sarepta | 925 | Webster |
| Scott | 7,870 | Lafayette |
| Shreveport | 200,145 | Caddo |
| Sibley | 1,098 | Webster |
| Simmesport | 2,239 | Avoyelles |
| Slaughter | 1,011 | East Feliciana |
| Slidell | 25,695 | St Tammany |
| Sorrento | 1,227 | Ascension |
| Springhill | 5,439 | Webster |
| St. Francisville | 1,712 | West Feliciana |
| St. Gabriel | 5,514 | Iberville |
| St. Joseph | 1,340 | Tensas |
| St. Martinville | 6,989 | St Martin |
| Sterlington | 1,276 | Ouachita |
| Stonewall | 1,668 | De Soto |
| Sulphur | 20,512 | Calcasieu |
| Sunset | 2,352 | St Landry |
| Tallulah | 9,189 | Madison |
| Tangipahoa | 747 | Tangipahoa |
| Thibodaux | 14,431 | Lafourche |
| Urania | 700 | La Salle |
| Vidalia | 4,543 | Concordia |
| Ville Platte | 8,145 | Evangeline |
| Vinton | 3,338 | Calcasieu |
| Vivian | 4,031 | Caddo |
| Walker | 4,801 | Livingston |
| Washington | 1,082 | St Landry |
| Waterproof | 834 | Tensas |
| Welsh | 3,380 | Jefferson Davis |
| West Monroe | 13,250 | Ouachita |
| Westlake | 4,668 | Calcasieu |
| Westwego | 10,763 | Jefferson |
| White Castle | 1,946 | Iberville |
| Winnfield | 5,749 | Winn |
| Winnsboro | 5,344 | Franklin |
| Wisner | 1,140 | Franklin |
| Woodworth | 1,080 | Rapides |
| Youngsville | 3,992 | Lafayette |
| Zachary | 11,275 | East Baton Rouge |
| Zwolle | 1,783 | Sabine |
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