{"id":4242,"date":"2023-06-20T06:46:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:28","slug":"acadia-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/acadia-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"Acadia Parish, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acadia Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state along Interstate 10 between Lafayette and Lake Charles. It had a population of 57,576 at the 2020 census and covers 657 square miles (1,700 km2) centred near 30\u00b016\u2032N 92\u00b024\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Crowley is the parish seat, and its postal code is 70526. The parish has three cities, four towns, three villages and several unincorporated communities. Louisiana parishes have no civil townships, so places here are grouped by incorporation status only. The parish sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Acadia Parish<\/h2>\n<p>Acadia Parish has 10 incorporated municipalities plus a scatter of unincorporated communities and rural crossroads. Two of the parish&#8217;s cities extend into neighboring parishes: Eunice is mostly in St. Landry Parish, and Duson is mostly in Lafayette Parish. CDP = census-designated place (unincorporated but tracked by the Census Bureau); Unincorp. = unincorporated community or rural locale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Crowley<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>12,175<\/td>\n<td>70526<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rayne<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>8,043<\/td>\n<td>70578<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eunice<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>10,398<\/td>\n<td>70535<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Church Point<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>4,412<\/td>\n<td>70525<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iota<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,415<\/td>\n<td>70543<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Basile<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,741<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Duson<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>2,036<\/td>\n<td>70529<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Estherwood<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>719<\/td>\n<td>70534<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mermentau<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>605<\/td>\n<td>70556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morse<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>420<\/td>\n<td>70559<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Branch<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,517<\/td>\n<td>70516<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Egan<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>424<\/td>\n<td>70531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Midland<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,097<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Evangeline<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>70537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lyons Point<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mowata<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roberts Cove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tepetate<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eunice and Duson are both split between Acadia Parish and a neighboring parish. Only their Acadia Parish share is counted here; both post offices and full municipal governments sit outside the parish line, in St. Landry and Lafayette respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>70526 &mdash; Crowley (also serves 70527, PO Box only)<\/li>\n<li>70578 &mdash; Rayne<\/li>\n<li>70525 &mdash; Church Point<\/li>\n<li>70543 &mdash; Iota<\/li>\n<li>70559 &mdash; Morse<\/li>\n<li>70531 &mdash; Egan<\/li>\n<li>70516 &mdash; Branch<\/li>\n<li>70556 &mdash; Mermentau (also serves Lyons Point)<\/li>\n<li>70534 &mdash; Estherwood<\/li>\n<li>70537 &mdash; Evangeline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Basile and Midland share ZIP codes with communities based just outside the parish and are not listed above to avoid double-counting.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Acadia Parish sits on the flat prairie of southwest Louisiana, part of the historic Cajun Prairie once dominated by tallgrass before it was converted to rice and soybean farmland. The Mermentau River&#8217;s Bayou Nezpique and Bayou Plaquemine Brule cross the parish, feeding the drainage that supports its rice irrigation network. Elevation is low and gently rolling, with almost no natural forest cover remaining outside scattered woodlots.<\/p>\n<p>Acadia Parish borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/evangeline-parish\/\">Evangeline Parish<\/a> to the north, Saint Landry Parish to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lafayette-parish\/\">Lafayette Parish<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/vermilion-parish\/\">Vermilion Parish<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jefferson-davis-parish\/\">Jefferson Davis Parish<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Acadia Parish had 57,576 residents at the 2020 census. Crowley (12,175) and Eunice&#8217;s Acadia-Parish share are the largest communities, followed by Rayne (8,043). The parish&#8217;s median household income runs below the Louisiana median of $58,229, reflecting its agricultural economic base; density works out to about 88 people per square mile.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Acadia Parish calls itself the rice capital of Louisiana. Rice and crawfish farming dominate the rural economy, supplemented by soybeans and cattle. Crowley hosts the International Rice Festival every October, one of the state&#8217;s oldest agricultural festivals, and Rayne stages the Frog Festival, honoring the parish&#8217;s onetime role as a national supplier of frog legs. Roberts Cove, settled by German immigrants in the 1880s, holds an annual Germanfest. Acadian General Hospital in Crowley is the parish&#8217;s main medical employer.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Louisiana legislature created Acadia Parish on June 30, 1886, carving it from the western part of St. Landry Parish. The name honors the Acadians, French-speaking settlers expelled from Nova Scotia in the 18th century who resettled across south Louisiana and became the Cajun population. Crowley grew up around the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad and was platted as the parish seat the same year the parish was formed; the surrounding prairie&#8217;s conversion to irrigated rice farming through the late 19th century set the parish&#8217;s agricultural identity that continues today.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 10 crosses the parish east-west, with US routes 90 and 190 and Louisiana Highways 13, 35, 91, 92, 95, 97 and 98 providing local connections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lafayette, Louisiana &mdash; 20 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Lake Charles, Louisiana &mdash; 35 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Opelousas, Louisiana &mdash; 25 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Baton Rouge, Louisiana &mdash; 90 miles east<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Lafayette Regional Airport, about 25 miles east of Crowley.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Acadia Parish?<\/strong><br \/>It is in southwest Louisiana along Interstate 10, between Lafayette and Lake Charles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Acadia Parish?<\/strong><br \/>57,576 residents, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Acadia Parish?<\/strong><br \/>657 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 655 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Acadia Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Crowley is the parish seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Acadia Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Ten incorporated municipalities &mdash; three cities, four towns and three villages &mdash; plus several unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Acadia Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Crowley&#8217;s postal code is 70526, with Rayne, Church Point, Iota, Morse, Egan, Branch, Mermentau, Estherwood and Evangeline each holding their own ZIP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is Acadia Parish called the rice capital of Louisiana?<\/strong><br \/>Its flat prairie land and irrigation network from the Mermentau River basin support the state&#8217;s largest concentration of rice farms, celebrated each October at Crowley&#8217;s International Rice Festival.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/louisiana\/\">Towns and villages in Louisiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acadia Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, in the southwestern part of the state along Interstate 10 between Lafayette and Lake Charles. It had a population of 57,576 at the 2020 census and covers 657 square miles (1,700 km2) centred near 30\u00b016\u2032N 92\u00b024\u2032W. 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