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LaPlace (/ l ə ˈ p l ɑː s / lə-PLAHSS) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, situated along the east bank of the Mississippi River, in the New Orleans metropolitan area. In 2020, it had a population of 28,841.
Cancer Alley. Coordinates: 30.0°N 90.6°W. A mound of oil drums near the Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Refinery along the Mississippi River in December 1972. Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land [1] along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which ...
Louisiana is a South Central U.S. state, with a 2020 U.S. census resident population of 4,657,757, [2] and apportioned population of 4,661,468. [3] [4] Much of the state's population is concentrated in southern Louisiana in the Greater New Orleans, Florida Parishes, and Acadiana regions, with the remainder in North and Central Louisiana 's ...
St. John the Baptist Parish ( SJBP, French: Paroisse de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 42,477. [1] The parish seat is Edgard, [2] an unincorporated area, and the largest city is LaPlace, which is also unincorporated. St. John the Baptist Parish was established in ...
19th century. Notable leaders. v. t. e. The 1811 German Coast uprising was a revolt of slaves in parts of the Territory of Orleans on January 8–10, 1811. The uprising occurred on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what is now St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and Jefferson Parishes, Louisiana. [1] The slave insurgency was the largest ...
The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 30 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan [citation needed]. According to the 2010 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,340,667 (74.8% of the state's population). Based on a July 1, 2009 ...
St. Martin Parish ( French: Paroisse de Saint-Martin) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, founded in 1811. Its parish seat is St. Martinville, and the largest city is Breaux Bridge. [1] At the 2020 census, the population was 51,767. [2] St. Martin Parish is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area in the region of Acadiana, along ...
The U.S. State of Louisiana currently has 25 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Louisiana. [1]