The following is the List of incorporated cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana, arranged in alphabetical order.
Cities
Largest cities
|
City |
Population* |
Growth rate
(2000-2007) |
Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA) |
| 1 |
New Orleans |
288,113† |
–40.6% |
New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner |
| 2 |
Baton Rouge |
227,071 |
–0.33% |
Baton Rouge |
| 3 |
Shreveport |
199,569 |
–0.29% |
Shreveport–Bossier City |
| 4 |
Lafayette |
113,544 |
2.98% |
Lafayette |
| 5 |
Lake Charles |
70,270 |
–2.07% |
Lake Charles |
| 6 |
Kenner |
65,202 |
–7.54% |
New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner |
| 7 |
Bossier City |
61,801 |
9.46% |
Shreveport–Bossier City |
| 8 |
Monroe |
51,208 |
–3.58% |
Monroe |
| 9 |
Alexandria |
45,857 |
–1.05% |
Alexandria |
| 10 |
New Iberia |
32,910 |
0.88% |
New Iberia‡ |
*July 1, 2007 Population Estimates - U.S. Census Bureau.
†Census Revision - The U.S. Census Bureau accepted New Orleans' challenge to its original 2007 estimate.
‡Defined as a Micropolitan Statistical Area |
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Towns
Villages
Census-designated places
As of the 2000 census, there were a total of 96 census-designated places in Louisiana.
Unincorporated communities
Main article: List of unincorporated communities in Louisiana
See also
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