The following is the List of incorporated cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana, arranged in alphabetical order.
[edit] Cities
[edit] 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 | Metairie | 132,910 | 0.88% | New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner | | 5 | Lafayette | 113,544 | 2.98% | Lafayette | | 6 | Lake Charles | 70,270 | –2.07% | Lake Charles | | 7 | Kenner | 65,202 | –7.54% | New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner | | 8 | Bossier City | 61,801 | 9.46% | Shreveport–Bossier City | | 9 | Monroe | 51,208 | –3.58% | Monroe | | 10 | Alexandria | 45,857 | –1.05% | Alexandria | *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. | |
[edit] Villages
[edit] Census-designated places
As of the 2000 census, there were a total of 96 census-designated places in Louisiana.
[edit] Unincorporated communities
[edit] See also