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.

THEN: In 1816, four years after Louisiana was admitted to the Union, the first official state map used the term "parishes" to denote local governmental units, acknowledging a church-based system ...

The five parishes house a little over a fifth of Louisiana’s population but received almost a third of the money available. They are home to at least one lawmaker – Senate President Page Cortez, House ...

Louisiana parishes with the state’s biggest cities all witnessed significant population declines between July 2021 and July 2022, according to new U.S. Census figures. The Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 ...

See how each parish in Louisiana voted in the 2024 presidential race. Louisiana election results map: How each parish voted in the 2024 presidential ... Trump won the state in 2020 with 58.5% of ...