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Parishes in Louisiana
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals. Counties are referred to in Louisiana as parishes.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Louisiana
- A list and map of counties in Louisiana
- An overview of local elections in Louisiana
- An overview of the initiative process in Louisiana
Counties
County government
Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 60 counties, 304 cities, towns, and villages, and 101 special districts.[1]
Four parishes—Orleans, Terrebonne, East Baton Rouge, and Lafayette—operate as a consolidated government with municipalities.
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties and county equivalents at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2026
- See also: United States municipal elections, 2026
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Civil district court judge (special
2025
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - District court judges (special) and city court judge (special)
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Mayor, assessor, coroner, sheriff, city council, civil and criminal court clerks, and city court judge (special)
- Louisiana school board elections
2024
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Mayor, metro council, city constable, city court judges
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Constables, clerk of city court, city court judges, civil district court judges
2023
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - District court judge, assessor, clerk of court, coroner, family court judge, and sheriff
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Civil district court judges, criminal district court judge, and city court judge
- Louisiana school board elections
2022
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Metro Council and judicial court judge
- New Orleans, Louisiana - City court clerk, city court judges, and municipal and traffic court judges
- Louisiana school board elections
2021
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Family court and city court judges (special)
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Mayor city council, sheriff, assessor, coroner, civil district court clerk, and criminal district court clerk
- Louisiana school board elections
2020
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Mayor, city councilors, assessor, coroner, sheriff, judicial districts
- New Orleans, Louisiana - District attorney, constable, judicial districts
- Louisiana school board elections
Initiative process availability
- The power and process of petitioning for the amendment of charters is mandated by state law for all 23 home-rule counties and all 31 home-rule cities, towns, and villages.
- Approximately 15 of the chartered counties had explicit provisions for initiative and referendum for ordinances in their charters.
- Approximately 15 of the chartered cities, towns, and villages had explicit provisions for initiative and referendum for ordinances in their charters.[2]
See also
| Louisiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Louisiana municipal code library
- Louisiana state government website
Footnotes
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