Louisiana

Louisiana became the 18th state on April 8, 1812. Baton Rouge is the state capital. There are currently 64 parishes ( counties ) each with a courthouse.

 

 

Click on a parish below to learn more:

Acadia	Allen	Ascension	Assumption	Avoyelles
Beauregard	Bienville	Bossier	Caddo	Calcasieu
Caldwell	Cameron	Catahoula	Claiborne	Concordia
DeSoto	East Baton Rouge	East Carroll	East Feliciana	Evangeline
Franklin	Grant	Iberia	Iberville	Jackson
Jefferson	Jefferson Davis	La Salle	Lafayette	Lafourche
Lincoln	Livingston	Madison	Morehouse	Natchitoches
Orleans	Ouachita	Plaquemines	Pointe Coupee	Rapides
Red River	Richland	Sabine	Saint Bernard	Saint Charles
Saint Helena	Saint James	Saint John the Baptist	Saint Landry	Saint Martin
Saint Mary	Saint Tammany	Tangipahoa	Tensas	Terrebonne
Union	Vermilion	Vernon	Washington	Webster
West Baton Rouge	West Carroll	West Feliciana	Winn

 

Louisiana Supreme Court 

 

Louisiana First Court of Appeal – Baton Rouge

Louisiana Second Court of Appeal – Shreveport

Louisiana Third Court of Appeal – Lake Charles

Louisiana Fourth Court of Appeal – New Orleans

Louisiana Fifth Court of Appeal – Gretna

 

Highest Point – Driskall Mountain ( 535 feet ) is located in Bienville Parish

Lowest Point  – New Orleans  ( -5 feet ) is located in Orleans Parish

 

Oldest Courthouse still in use – East Feliciana Parish (1840-1841)

Oldest Former Courthouse – East Feliciana Parish (Jackson – 1816-1817)

 

 

State Capitol – Baton Rouge

 

 

Old State Capitol – Baton Rouge

 

 

Governor Mansion – Baton Rouge

 

 

Old Governor Mansion – Baton Rouge