List of municipalities in Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning of land. Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 305 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, 65 cities, 130 towns, and 106 villages. Louisiana's municipalities cover only of the state's land mass but are home to of its population.

According to the 2015 Louisiana Laws Revised Statutes, residents of any unincorporated area may propose to incorporate as a municipality if the area meets prescribed minimum population thresholds. Municipal corporations are divided based on population into three classes: cities, towns, and villages. Those having five thousand inhabitants or more are classified as cities; those having less than five thousand but more than one thousand inhabitants are classified as towns; and those having one thousand or fewer inhabitants are classified as villages. The governor may change the classification of the municipality if the board of aldermen requests a change and a census shows that the population has increased or decreased making it eligible for a different classification. Municipalities are granted powers to perform functions required by local governments including the levy and collection of taxes and to assume indebtedness.

The largest municipality by population in Louisiana in 2020 is New Orleans with 383,997 residents, and the smallest is Mound with 12 residents. The largest municipality by land area is New Orleans, which spans , while Napoleonville is the smallest at . The first municipality to incorporate was Natchitoches in 1712 and the newest is St. George in 2019.

List of municipalities

NameTypeParishPopulation(2020)Population(2010)ChangeLand area(2020) Population density Year ofincorporation sq mi km2AbbevilleCityVermilionAbita SpringsTownSt. TammanyAddisTownWest Baton RougeAlbanyTownLivingstonAlexandriaCityRapidesAmite CityTownTangipahoaAnacocoVillageVernonAngieVillageWashingtonArcadiaTownBienvilleArnaudvilleTownSt. Landry, St. MartinAshlandVillageNatchitochesAthensVillageClaiborneAtlantaVillageWinnBakerCityEast Baton RougeBaldwinTownSt. MaryBallTownRapidesBasileTownAcadia, EvangelineBaskinVillageFranklinBastropCityMorehouseBaton RougeConsolidated GovernmentEast Baton RougeBelcherVillageCaddoBentonTownBossierBerniceTownUnionBerwickTownSt. MaryBienvilleVillageBienvilleBlanchardTownCaddoBogalusaCityWashingtonBonitaVillageMorehouseBossier CityCityBossierBoyceTownRapidesBreaux BridgeCitySt. MartinBroussardCityLafayette, St. MartinBruslyTownWest Baton RougeBrycelandVillageBienvilleBunkieCityAvoyellesCalvinVillageWinnCamptiTownNatchitochesCanktonVillageSt. LandryCarencroCityLafayetteCastorVillageBienvilleCentralCityEast Baton RougeChataignierVillageEvangelineChathamTownJacksonCheneyvilleTownRapidesChoudrantVillageLincolnChurch PointTownAcadiaClarenceVillageNatchitochesClarksVillageCaldwellClaytonTownConcordiaClintonTownEast FelicianaColfaxTownGrantCollinstonVillageMorehouseColumbiaTownCaldwellConverseVillageSabineCottonportTownAvoyellesCotton ValleyTownWebsterCoushattaTownRed RiverCovingtonCitySt. TammanyCreolaVillageGrantCrowleyCityAcadiaCullenTownWebsterDelcambreTownIberia, VermilionDelhiTownRichlandDeltaVillageMadisonDenham SpringsCityLivingstonDeQuincyCityCalcasieuDeRidderCityBeauregard, VernonDixie InnVillageWebsterDodsonVillageWinnDonaldsonvilleCityAscensionDownsvilleVillageLincoln, UnionDoylineVillageWebsterDry ProngVillageGrantDubachTownLincolnDubberlyVillageWebsterDusonTownAcadia, LafayetteEast HodgeVillageJacksonEdgefieldVillageRed RiverElizabethVillageAllenEltonTownJefferson DavisEppsVillageWest CarrollErathTownVermilionErosTownJacksonEstherwoodVillageAcadiaEuniceCityAcadia, St. LandryEvergreenTownAvoyellesFarmervilleTownUnionFentonVillageJefferson DavisFerridayTownConcordiaFisherVillageSabineFlorienVillageSabineFolsomVillageSt. TammanyFordocheTownPointe CoupeeForestVillageWest CarrollForest HillVillageRapidesFranklinCitySt. MaryFranklintonTownWashingtonFrench SettlementVillageLivingstonGeorgetownTownGrantGibslandTownBienvilleGilbertVillageFranklinGilliamVillageCaddoGlenmoraTownRapidesGolden MeadowTownLafourcheGoldonnaVillageNatchitochesGonzalesCityAscensionGramblingCityLincolnGramercyTownSt. JamesGrand CaneVillageDe SotoGrand CoteauTownSt. LandryGrand IsleTownJeffersonGraysonVillageCaldwellGreensburgTownSt. HelenaGreenwoodTownCaddoGretnaCityJeffersonGrosse TeteVillageIbervilleGueydanTownVermilionHall SummitVillageRed RiverHammondCityTangipahoaHarahanCityJeffersonHarrisonburgVillageCatahoulaHaughtonTownBossierHaynesvilleTownClaiborneHeflinVillageWebsterHendersonTownSt. MartinHessmerVillageAvoyellesHodgeVillageJacksonHomerTownClaiborneHornbeckTownVernonHosstonVillageCaddoHouma Consolidated GovernmentTerrebonneIdaVillageCaddoIndependenceTownTangipahoaIotaTownAcadiaIowaTownCalcasieuJacksonTownEast FelicianaJamestownTownBienvilleJeaneretteCityIberiaJean LafitteTownJeffersonJenaTownLa SalleJenningsCityJefferson DavisJonesboroTownJacksonJonesvilleTownCatahoulaJunction CityVillageClaiborne, UnionKaplanCityVermilionKeachiTownDe SotoKennerCityJeffersonKentwoodTownTangipahoaKilbourneVillageWest CarrollKillianTownLivingstonKinderTownAllenKrotz SpringsTownSt. LandryLafayetteConsolidated GovernmentLafayetteLake ArthurTownJefferson DavisLake CharlesCityCalcasieuLake ProvidenceTownEast CarrollLecompteTownRapidesLeesvilleCityVernonLeonvilleTownSt. LandryLillieVillageUnionLisbonVillageClaiborneLivingstonTownLivingstonLivoniaTownPointe CoupeeLockportTownLafourcheLogansportTownDe SotoLongstreetVillageDe SotoLoreauvilleVillageIberiaLuckyVillageBienvilleLutcherTownSt. JamesMcNaryVillageRapidesMadisonvilleTownSt. TammanyMamouTownEvangelineMandevilleCitySt. TammanyManghamVillageRichlandMansfieldCityDe SotoMansuraTownAvoyellesManyTownSabineMaringouinTownIbervilleMarionTownUnionMarksvilleCityAvoyellesMartinVillageRed RiverMauriceVillageVermilionMelvilleTownSt. LandryMermentauVillageAcadiaMer RougeVillageMorehouseMerryvilleTownBeauregardMindenCityWebsterMonroeCityOuachitaMontgomeryTownGrantMontpelierVillageSt. HelenaMooringsportTownCaddoMoreauvilleVillageAvoyellesMorgan CityCitySt. Martin, St. MaryMorganzaVillagePointe CoupeeMorseVillageAcadiaMoundVillageMadisonMount LebanonTownBienvilleNapoleonvilleVillageAssumptionNatchezVillageNatchitochesNatchitochesCityNatchitochesNewelltonTownTensasNew IberiaCityIberiaNew LlanoTownVernonNew OrleansConsolidated GovernmentOrleansNew RoadsCityPointe CoupeeNobleVillageSabineNorth HodgeVillageJacksonNorwoodVillageEast FelicianaOakdaleCityAllenOak GroveTownWest CarrollOak RidgeVillageMorehouseOberlinTownAllenOil CityTownCaddoOllaTownLa SalleOpelousasCitySt. LandryPalmettoVillageSt. LandryParksVillageSt. MartinPattersonCitySt. MaryPearl RiverTownSt. TammanyPine PrairieVillageEvangelinePinevilleCityRapidesPioneerVillageWest CarrollPlain DealingTownBossierPlaquemineCityIbervillePlauchevilleVillageAvoyellesPleasant HillVillageSabinePollockTownGrantPonchatoulaCityTangipahoaPort AllenCityWest Baton RougePort BarreTownSt. LandryPort VincentVillageLivingstonPowhatanVillageNatchitochesProvencalVillageNatchitochesQuitmanVillageJacksonRayneCityAcadiaRayvilleTownRichlandReevesVillageAllenRichmondVillageMadisonRichwoodTownOuachitaRidgecrestTownConcordiaRinggoldTownBienvilleRobelineVillageNatchitochesRodessaVillageCaddoRosedaleVillageIbervilleRoselandTownTangipahoaRosepineTownVernonRustonCityLincolnSt. FrancisvilleTownWest FelicianaSt. GabrielCityIbervilleSt. GeorgeCityEast Baton Rouge — — — — — —St. JosephTownTensasSt. MartinvilleCitySt. MartinSalineVillageBienvilleSareptaTownWebsterScottCityLafayetteShongalooVillageWebsterShreveportCityBossier, CaddoSibleyTownWebsterSicily IslandVillageCatahoulaSikesVillageWinnSimmesportTownAvoyellesSimpsonVillageVernonSimsboroVillageLincolnSlaughterTownEast FelicianaSlidellCitySt. TammanySorrentoTownAscensionSouth MansfieldVillageDe SotoSpearsvilleVillageUnionSpringfieldTownLivingstonSpringhillCityWebsterStanleyVillageDe SotoSterlingtonTownOuachitaStonewallTownDe SotoSulphurCityCalcasieuSunVillageSt. TammanySunsetTownSt. LandryTallulahCityMadisonTangipahoaVillageTangipahoaThibodauxCityLafourcheTickfawVillageTangipahoaTullosTownLa Salle, WinnTurkey CreekVillageEvangelineUraniaTownLa SalleVarnadoVillageWashingtonVidaliaTownConcordiaViennaTownLincolnVille PlatteCityEvangelineVintonTownCalcasieuVivianTownCaddoWalkerTownLivingstonWashingtonTownSt. LandryWaterproofTownTensasWelshTownJefferson DavisWestlakeCityCalcasieuWest MonroeCityOuachitaWestwegoCityJeffersonWhite CastleTownIbervilleWilsonVillageEast FelicianaWinnfieldCityWinnWinnsboroTownFranklinWisnerTownFranklinWoodworthTownRapidesYoungsvilleCityLafayetteZacharyCityEast Baton RougeZwolleTownSabine Total — — —

See also Louisiana census statistical areas List of census-designated places in Louisiana List of unincorporated communities in Louisiana

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