River Parishes
The River Parishes are the Louisiana parishes that line the Mississippi River in the eastern part of Acadiana, from the Mississippi state line to just outside the New Orleans metro area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Donaldsonville and Marksville.
Donaldsonville
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Donaldsonville is a town of about 7000 in the south of Louisiana, along the Mississippi River. Its historic old town is considered to be one of the best kept examples of its kind, and home to a number of pre-Civil War monuments.
Marksville
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Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,702 at the 2010 census, an increase of 165 over the 2000 tabulation of 5,537.
New Roads
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New Roads is a small community and county seat of Pointe Coupee Parish in the Acadiana region of Louisiana. Home to only about 5,000 people, the town offers great opportunities to tourists while preserving the small town feel that is missing from places like New Orleans.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Plaquemine and Port Allen.
Plaquemine
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Plaquemine is a city in and the parish seat of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Port Allen
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Port Allen is a town in the River Parishes region of Louisiana that sits directly across the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge and is the seat of West Baton Rouge Parish. It takes on a rather gritty and highly industrial character but has a few attractions.
Simmesport
Simmesport is a rural town at the far eastern edge of Avoyelles Parish. This town is in the River Parishes region of Louisiana, near the confluence of the Mississippi, Atchafalaya, and Red Rivers.LaPlace
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LaPlace is an Unincorporated Community on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the historic "German Coast" section of the Acadiana region of Louisiana.
Luling
Luling is a city on the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, one of the River Parishes of Louisiana, near New Orleans.Saint Rose
Saint Rose is a town on the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, one of the River Parishes of Louisiana, near New Orleans.Vacherie
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Vacherie is an unincorporated community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. The name of the place derives from the French word for cowshed.
River Parishes
- Description: parishes in Louisiana on the west bank of the Mississippi River from the Mississippi State Line to just outside the New Orleans metro area
- Location: Acadiana, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
30.45° or 30° 27′ northLongitude of center
-91.15° or 91° 9′ westWikidata ID
Q7337689
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