Florida Parishes
Florida Parishes is a region in the eastern part of Louisiana, running from the east bank of the Mississippi River to the Mississippi state line. It includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and the area on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, just north of Greater New Orleans.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Baton Rouge and Slidell.
Baton Rouge
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Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, USA. Located on the east bank of the mighty Mississippi River, Baton Rouge is Louisiana's second largest city, home of Louisiana State University, major port facilities, and a variety of attractions.
Slidell
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Slidell is a small city in St. Tammany Parish, one of the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. Named after the statesman, John Slidell, this town is a growing suburb of the New Orleans area.
Covington
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Covington is a city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. The seat of St. Tammany Parish, it's about an hour's drive north of New Orleans.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mandeville and St. Francisville.
Mandeville
Mandeville is a small city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. It is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in St. Tammany Parish.
St. Francisville
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St. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Abita Springs
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Abita Springs is a town in Louisiana, in the Piney Woods of St. Tammany Parish, part of the Lake Pontchartrain North Shore area. It's 10-minutes drive east of Covington, an hour east of Baton Rouge, and an hour north of New Orleans.
Florida Parishes
- Type: region
- Description: eight parishes in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana
- Also known as: “Northshore”
- Location: Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
30.53° or 30° 31′ 48″ northLongitude of center
-90.82° or 90° 49′ 12″ westWikidata ID
Q1245253
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Spanish—“Florida Parishes” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Florida Parishes”
- Chinese: “佛羅裏達堂區”
- Chinese: “佛羅里達堂區”
- Chinese: “西佛罗里达共和国历史地区”
- Dutch: “Florida Parishes”
- French: “Paroisses de Floride”
- Galician: “Parroquias de Florida”
- German: “Florida Parishes”
- Spanish: “Parroquias de Florida”
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