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English: The traditional 22 parishes in Southern Louisiana, USA, that belong to the Acadiana Region with the "Cajun Heartland USA" subregion in a darker shade. Based upon Image:Acadiana and Cajun Heartland USA Louisiana region map.png and Image:Louisiana regions map.svg.
English: This is a locator map showing Acadia Parish in Louisiana. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Bill Cleveland (1902–1974), real estate developer and former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature; Jo-El Sonnier (1946–2024), country and Cajun singer, songwriter, and accordionist; Tony Thibodeaux (1938–2010), Cajun fiddler; Joe Werner (1909–1978), early Cajun musician and member of the Hackberry Ramblers
In 1971, the Louisiana State Legislature officially recognized 22 Louisiana parishes and "other parishes of similar cultural environment" for their "strong French Acadian cultural aspects". [13] It made "The Heart of Acadiana" the official name of the region, although the term Acadiana is the more common name for the region. [14]
Louisiana Highway 13 passes through the city with Kaplan, which is located in Vermilion Parish, being located 19 miles southeast and Eunice, located in both Acadia and St. Landry parishes, is located 20 miles north. The city of Rayne is located 9 miles east of Crowley via U.S. Highway 90 and I-10.
Of the 16 House districts currently in Acadiana, 13 are held by Republicans. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
This organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term parish, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes. The 19 original parishes were joined by Catahoula Parish in 1808.
In 2010, [17] the U.S. Census Bureau reported there were 273,738 people, 89,536 households, and 61,826 families residing within metropolitan Lafayette. From 2010 to 2015, the Lafayette metropolitan area outpaced the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area in North Louisiana by population, becoming the third largest metropolitan area in the state.