Parishes in Louisiana

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Counties are referred to in Louisiana as parishes.

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Full list of counties

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 60 counties, 304 cities, towns, and villages, and 101 special districts.[1]

Four parishes—Orleans, Terrebonne, East Baton Rouge, and Lafayette—operate as a consolidated government with municipalities.


The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties and county equivalents at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties

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Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections


Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Louisiana
  • The power and process of petitioning for the amendment of charters is mandated by state law for all 23 home-rule counties and all 31 home-rule cities, towns, and villages.
  • Approximately 15 of the chartered counties had explicit provisions for initiative and referendum for ordinances in their charters.
  • Approximately 15 of the chartered cities, towns, and villages had explicit provisions for initiative and referendum for ordinances in their charters.[2]

See also

Louisiana Municipal government Other local coverage
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