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Louisiana

StateUS-LA

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: Baton RougeGovernor: Jeff Landry (Republican)Language: English
Population
4.6M
Metros tracked
11
4.4M in metros (95%)
Composite score
49.9
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-LA
At a glance
Nickname
Pelican State
Established
1812
Demonym
Louisianian
Area
135,382 km²
Population density
34 /km²
Highest point
Driskill Mountain (163 m (535 ft))
Legislature
Louisiana State Legislature
Human Development Index
0.897 (2023)
Electoral votes
8
U.S. House seats
6
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
22nd of 51 by composite score
Area rank
31st of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
New Orleans

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Louisiana metro footprint

11 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

11 tracked metros

#86New Orleans
33.0
1.5MMajor Metro
#343Baton Rouge★ Capital
7.3
863KEstablished Metro
#576Monroe
3.8
251KEmerging Metro
#823Lafayette
2.2
615KEmerging Metro
#1119Lake Charles
1.3
243KEmerging Metro
#1432Shreveport
0.9
418KLocal Metro
#1744Houma
0.6
199KLocal Metro
#1880Natchitoches
0.5
36KLocal Metro
#2344Alexandria (LA)
0.3
148KLocal Metro
#3723DeRidder
0.0
83KLocal Metro
#3992Natchez
0.0
46KLocal Metro