LaSalle Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, created from the western section of Catahoula Parish. It had a population of 14,791 at the 2020 census and covers 663 square miles (1,717 km2) — 625 square miles (1,620 km2) of land and 38 square miles (98 km2) of water — centred near 31\u00b041\u2032N 92\u00b010\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Jena is the parish seat and its postal code is 71342. The parish has four incorporated municipalities, two census-designated places, and a scattering of smaller unincorporated communities. LaSalle Parish observes Central time.<\/p>\n
LaSalle Parish counts four incorporated municipalities — one city-class seat and three smaller towns and villages — plus two census-designated places and a long list of rural unincorporated communities that never grew large enough to incorporate. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no formal municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jena<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 4,155<\/td>\n | 71342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Olla<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,295<\/td>\n | 71465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Urania<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | 698<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tullos<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | 304<\/td>\n | 71479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Good Pine<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 71342<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Trout<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 71371<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Standard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Whitehall<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Midway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belah<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cane<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chickasaw<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fellowship<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ganeyville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hester<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Magnolia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nebo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nickel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rhinehart<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rogers<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Routon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Searcy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sharp Town<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Summerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Webb Quarters<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Sulphur Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zenoria<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The old parish list carried “Good Pine” and “Trout” twice each — the duplicates are dropped here. Good Pine and Trout are census-designated places, not incorporated towns; both sit along U.S. Route 165 north of Jena.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nUrania and the parish’s smaller unincorporated communities share ZIP codes with a nearby post-office town; their exact assignments are not independently confirmed here.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLaSalle Parish sits in central Louisiana on the western edge of the Catahoula Basin, a low, forested landscape of pine flatwoods and hardwood bottomland cut by Castor Creek and the Little River. Most of the parish is timberland managed for pulpwood and sawtimber, with Catahoula Lake’s wetlands touching its eastern edge.<\/p>\n LaSalle Parish borders Caldwell Parish<\/a> to the north, Catahoula Parish<\/a> to the east, Avoyelles Parish<\/a> to the south, Rapides Parish<\/a> to the southwest, Grant Parish<\/a> to the west, and Winn Parish<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n LaSalle Parish had 14,791 residents at the 2020 census, giving it a density of roughly 24 people per square mile of land. Jena, the seat, and Olla are the parish’s two largest communities. Median household income runs below the Louisiana median of $58,229, reflecting the parish’s rural, timber- and manufacturing-based economy.<\/p>\n Timber and forest products have anchored the parish economy since its founding, with pine plantations covering much of its land area. Jena is also home to a federal detention facility that is one of the parish’s larger employers. Olla and Tullos grew up around early-1900s oil and gas activity in the Urania-Tullos field, and small-scale oil production continues in the area today.<\/p>\n LaSalle Parish was organized on July 3, 1908, and became fully operational on January 1, 1910, carved from the western part of Catahoula Parish. It is named for the French explorer Ren\u00e9-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who claimed the Mississippi basin for France in 1682. Jena was chosen as parish seat over the larger town of Olla because of its more central location within the new parish’s boundaries.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 84 crosses the parish east–west through Jena, and Louisiana Highway 8 runs north–south through Olla and Tullos.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), about 45 miles southwest of Jena.<\/p>\n Where is LaSalle Parish?<\/strong> What is the population of LaSalle Parish?<\/strong> How big is LaSalle Parish?<\/strong> What is the LaSalle Parish seat?<\/strong> How many towns are in LaSalle Parish?<\/strong> |