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Louisiana Parish Formation years
1805 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1814 1819 1822 1823 1824 1825 1828 1832
1838 1839 1840 1843 1844 1845 1848 1852 1853 1868 1869 1870 1871 1873 1877
1886 1908 1910 1912 1928 1955 1960 1990              
Louisiana Census Year with Modern Map overlayed:
1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890-1900 1910 1920 1930    
Louisiana Map Abbreviations
unorg. = unorganized
g. = gained
w. = with
fr. = from
atmt. = attachment
exch = exchanged
nca.= non county area
ch. = changed
Ac  - Acadia
Al  - Allen
Asc - Ascension
Asm - Assumption
Av  - Avoyelles
Be  - Beauregard
Bi  - Bienville
Bo  - Bossier
Cad - Caddo
Cam - Cameron
Cat - Catahoula
Ccs - Calcasieu
Cdl - Caldwell
Cl  - Claiborne
Co  - Concordia
DS  - De Soto
EB  - East Baton Rouge
EC  - East Carroll
EF  - East Feliciana
Ev  - Evangeline
Fr  - Franklin
Gr  - Grant
Iba - Iberia
Ibv - Iberville
Ja  - Jackson
JD  - Jefferson Davis
Je  - Jefferson
Lfc - Lafourche
Lin - Lincoln
Liv - Livingston
LS  - La Salle
Lyt - Lafayette
Ma  - Madison
Mo  - Morehouse
Na  - Natchitoches
Or  - Orleans
Ou  - Ouachita
PC  - Pointe Coupee
Pl  - Plaquemines
Ra  - Rapides
Ri  - Richland
RR  - Red River
Sa  - Sabine
SB  - St. Bernard
SC  - St. Charles
SH  - St. Helena
SJB - St. John the Baptist
SJm - St. James
SL  - St. Landry
SMt - St. Martin
SMy - St. Mary
ST  - St. Tammany
Ta  - Tangipahoa
Ten - Tensas
Ter - Terrebonne
Un  - Union
Vmn - Vermilion
Vrn - Vernon
Wa  - Washington
WB  - West Baton Rouge
WC  - West Carroll
We  - Webster
WF  - West Feliciana
Wi  - Winn