Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Major cities=== {{See also|List of municipalities in Louisiana|List of Louisiana metropolitan areas|List of Louisiana locations by per capita income}} Louisiana contains 308 incorporated municipalities, consisting of four [[Consolidated city-county|consolidated city-parishes]], and 304 cities, towns, and villages. Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.9% of the state's land mass but are home to 45.3% of its population.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 13, 2020|title=American FactFinder—Results|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114736/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-13|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=archive.vn}}</ref> The majority of urban Louisianians live along the coast or in northern Louisiana. The oldest permanent settlement in the state is [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Nachitoches]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Natchitoches|url=https://www.louisianatravel.com/cities/natchitoches|access-date=September 26, 2020|website=Louisiana Official Travel and Tourism Information|archive-date=February 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226054426/https://www.louisianatravel.com/cities/natchitoches|url-status=live}}</ref> Baton Rouge, the state capital, is the second-largest city in the state. The most populous city is New Orleans. As defined by the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Louisiana contains nine metropolitan statistical areas. Major areas include [[Greater New Orleans]], [[Baton Rouge metropolitan area|Greater Baton Rouge]], [[Lafayette metropolitan area, Louisiana|Lafayette]], and [[Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area|Shreveport–Bossier City]]. {{Largest cities | country = Louisiana | stat_ref = Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|title=U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts|date=July 1, 2017|publisher=City Population|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> | list_by_pop = | div_name = | div_link = Parishes of Louisiana{{!}}Parish | city_1 = New Orleans, Louisiana{{!}}New Orleans | div_1 = New Orleans, Louisiana{{!}}Orleans | pop_1 = 383,997 | img_1 = New Orleans skyline-02.jpg | city_2 = Baton Rouge, Louisiana{{!}}Baton Rouge | div_2 = East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana{{!}}East Baton Rouge | pop_2 = 227,470 | img_2 = Baton Rouge skyline 2013.jpg | city_3 = Shreveport, Louisiana{{!}}Shreveport | div_3 = Caddo Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Caddo | pop_3 = 187,593 | img_3 = Shreveport LA, USA - panoramio (6).jpg | city_4 = Lafayette, Louisiana{{!}}Lafayette | div_4 = Lafayette Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Lafayette | pop_4 = 121,374 | img_4 = Downtown Lafayette LA 2021.jpg | city_5 = Lake Charles, Louisiana{{!}}Lake Charles | div_5 = Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Calcasieu | pop_5 = 84,872 | img_5 = | city_6 = Kenner, Louisiana{{!}}Kenner | div_6 = Jefferson Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Jefferson | pop_6 = 66,448 | img_6 = | city_7 = Bossier City, Louisiana{{!}}Bossier City | div_7 = Bossier Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Bossier | pop_7 = 62,701 | img_7 = | city_8 = Monroe, Louisiana{{!}}Monroe | div_8 = Ouachita Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Ouachita | pop_8 = 47,702 | img_8 = | city_9 = Alexandria, Louisiana{{!}}Alexandria | div_9 = Rapides Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Rapides | pop_9 = 45,275 | img_9 = | city_10 = Houma, Louisiana{{!}}Houma | div_10 = Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana{{!}}Terrebonne | pop_10 = 33,406 | img_10 = }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page