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St. James is one of the state's nineteen original parishes, created by act of the territorial legislature, March 31, 1807. The original seat of government was the community of St. James, on the west bank of the Mississippi, but this was moved in 1869 to what is now Convent, on the east bank. St. James Parish is part of the Acadian Coast.
St. James is a census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area . Its population was 828 as of the 2010 census .
from parts of St. Martin Parish and St. Mary Parish. Named by Spanish settlers in honor of the Iberian Peninsula: 67,659: 1,031 sq mi (2,670 km 2) Iberville Parish: 047: Plaquemine: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, the brother of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville: 29,617: 653 sq mi (1,691 km 2 ...
Convent (French: Couvent) is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. [3] It has been the parish seat since 1869. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 711. [4] The 2018 median household income was $52,292 above the state's average. [5]
Location of St. James Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. James Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Vacherie is an unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed. On the SW side of the community used to be the 1,969 ft (600 m) WZRH/KVDU-Tower, a guyed mast noted as the tallest tower in the state of Louisiana.
A third Interstate 10 interchange exists just west of the St. John Parish line near Gramercy (St. James Parish). River Road, also known as Jefferson Highway or Louisiana Highway 44, is a two-lane, asphalt-paved, winding highway which parallels the Mississippi River. Most of the heavy industry in the parish fronts on this road.
The police jury is the most common form of parish government in Louisiana. [6] Many parishes, especially those with large municipalities and suburban areas, have converted away from the system, although some parishes with large cities still use the police jury, including Bossier ( Bossier City ), Calcasieu ( Lake Charles ), Ouachita ( Monroe ...