Waterproof, La. is a village in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, with a population of 688 as of the 2010 census. The village in 2010 was 91.7 percent African American.

The last three -- Allen, Beauregard and Jefferson Davis parishes -- were created in 1912 from parts of Calcasieu Parish, following close on the heels of Evangeline Parish, which had been part of ...

The census results show Louisiana's largest parish is East Baton Rouge with nearly 457,000 residents, followed by Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany, Lafayette, Caddo, and Calcasieu parishes.

Although the parishes recognized the church’s ecclesiastical history — they followed religious parish lines — Louisiana Catholics embraced them as civil subdivisions.

Early voting began this weekend for a few Louisiana parishes holding special elections.East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Rapides and Vermilion parishes are voting to fill vacant legislative seats. Over in ...

In roughly three-fourths of Louisiana parishes, deaths have begun to outnumber births. That's a major warning sign for the labor force, economy and general health of communities throughout the state.