Fort Jesup, also known as Fort Jesup State Historic Site or Fort Jesup or Fort Jesup State Monument, was built in 1822, 22 miles (35 km) west of Natchitoches, Louisiana, to protect the United States border with New Spain and to return order to the Neutral Strip. Originally named Cantonment Jesup, the fort operated from 1822 … Read more
French Settlement (historically French: La Côte-Française) is a village in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,116 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. French Settlement village overview: Name: French Settlement village LSAD Code: 47 LSAD Description: village (suffix) State: Louisiana County: Livingston Parish Incorporated: June … Read more
Franklinton is a town in, and the parish seat of Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,857 at the 2010 census. The elevation is an average of 155 feet (47 m) above sea level. Franklinton is located 61 miles (98 km) north of New Orleans. A Franklinton physician, Jerry Thomas, represented Washington Parish in the … Read more
Franklin is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,660 at the 2010 census. The city is located on Bayou Teche, southeast of the cities of Lafayette, 47 miles (76 km) and New Iberia, 28 miles (45 km), and 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Morgan City. … Read more
Gardere is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The area is also known as Riverland. The population was 10,580 at the 2010 census, up from 8,992 in 2000. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gardere CDP overview: Name: Gardere CDP LSAD Code: … Read more
Galliano is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of 2020, its population was 7,100. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. Galliano CDP overview: Name: Galliano CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: Louisiana County: Lafourche Parish Elevation: … Read more
Frierson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of Interstate 49 (exit 186) along Louisiana State Highway 175. As of the 2010 census, the population was 143. The community is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area. George Dement, … Read more
Gibsland is a town in Bienville Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 773. The town is best known for its connecting railroads, as the birthplace of the defunct historically black Coleman College, and for the nearby shootings in 1934 of the bandits Bonnie and Clyde. Gibsland native … Read more
Georgetown is a village in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 327 at the 2010 census. Georgetown village overview: Name: Georgetown village LSAD Code: 47 LSAD Description: village (suffix) State: Louisiana County: Grant Parish Elevation: 95 ft (29 m) Total Area: 1.30 sq mi (3.37 km²) Land Area: … Read more
Garyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,775 at the 2000 census and 2,123 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. Garyville has the distinction of being the location of the most recently built oil refinery in the United … Read more
Gillis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 657. Gillis CDP overview: Name: Gillis CDP LSAD Code: 57 LSAD Description: CDP (suffix) State: Louisiana County: Calcasieu Parish Elevation: 26 ft (8 m) Total Area: 1.67 sq mi (4.32 km²) Land Area: 1.67 sq mi … Read more
Gilliam is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 164 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gilliam village overview: Name: Gilliam village LSAD Code: 47 LSAD Description: village (suffix) State: Louisiana County: Caddo Parish Elevation: 190 ft (60 m) Total Area: 2.37 sq mi (6.13 km²) Land Area: … Read more