Editing Cameron Parish, Louisiana

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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county           = Cameron Parish
| state            = Louisiana
| type             = [[Louisiana parishes|Parish]]
| ex image         = Bald cypress - Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.JPG
| ex image size    = 300px
| ex image cap     = [[Bald cypress]] at [[Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge]]
| flag             =
| seal             =
| founded year     = 1870
| founded date     =
| seat wl          = Cameron
| largest city wl  = Grand Lake
| city type        = community
| area_total_sq_mi = 1937
| area_land_sq_mi  = 1285
| area_water_sq_mi = 652
| area percentage  = 34
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 5617
| pop_est_as_of    = 
| population_est   = 
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cameronparishlouisiana/PST045217 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cameron Parish, Louisiana |access-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116180748/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cameronparishlouisiana/PST045217 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_density_sq_mi = 4.37
| time zone        = Central
| footnotes        =
| web              = 
| named for        = [[Simon Cameron]]
| district         = 3rd
}}

'''Cameron Parish''' ({{langx|fr|Paroisse de Cameron}}) is a [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parish]] in the southwest corner of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 5,617. The [[parish seat]] is [[Cameron, Louisiana|Cameron]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-smallest population in the state, ahead of only [[Tensas Parish, Louisiana|Tensas]]. Cameron Parish is part of the [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]] [[Lake Charles metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==

This was part of La Louisiane, colonized by the French beginning in the 17th and early 18th centuries. They encountered the [[Atakapa]] and [[Choctaw]] indigenous peoples, who had occupied this area for thousands of years.

===18th century===
In the late 1700s, after France had ceded New France (Canada) and other holdings east of the Mississippi River to [[Great Britain]] following its defeat in 1763 in the [[Seven Years' War]], a number of French-speaking refugee families from [[Acadia]] settled in this part of coastal Louisiana. Some had fought against the British with Indian allies during the war in Acadia. Among them were Joseph "Beausoleil" Broussard, his brothers Alexander and Pierre, and their wives and families, who first went to [[Saint-Domingue]] (now Haiti) before settling in Louisiana. The British expelled many Acadians for their resistance, particularly their refusal to make loyalty oaths to Great Britain.<ref name="broussard">[http://www.familyatlouisiana.com/broussard-family.html Nola Mae Ross, "Broussard family traced back to roots in France"], ''Cameron Parish Pilot'' (Cameron, LA), May 24, 2012; retrieved January 4, 2017</ref> Numerous other French-speaking families settled here and their descendants populate the smaller towns.

In the 18th century, France ceded its holdings in Louisiana and other areas west of the Mississippi River to Spain, and the Spanish colonial government made grants of land to the Acadians. France took control of this territory again at the turn of the nineteenth century for a short period under [[Napoleon Bonaparte]].

===19th century===
In 1803, Napoleon sold all the French territory west of the Mississippi River to the United States in the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. The US was particularly intent on getting control of New Orleans, an important port for its large agricultural interests in what is now the Midwest. Early Anglo-American settlers{{where|date=March 2023}} after the Louisiana Purchase included John M. Smith, Millege McCall, John William Sweeney, George W. Wakefield, William Doxey, James Hale, James Root, and John M. Miller.<ref>Perrin, W.H. (1891) ''Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical,'' Reprinted 1971. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Claitor's Publishing Division</ref>

In 1807, this territory became part of Calcasieu Parish, established by the new Louisiana Territory legislature. The western part of this coastal area was included in what was called No Man's Land, a disputed area of control between Spain and the US after the Purchase. In the 1806 [[Neutral Ground (Louisiana)|Neutral Ground]] agreement, both parties agreed to leave this free of military occupation or civil law enforcement.<ref name="blockcal"/> The area between the [[Calcasieu River]] (at the time known to the Spanish as the Arroyo Hondo) on the east and the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]] on the west became a hotbed of outlaws, pirates including [[Jean Lafitte]], and other nefarious characters for many years.<ref name="blockcal"/> It was finally acquired by the United States in 1819 under the [[Adams-Onis Treaty]] with Spain. (In 1870 these two rivers were designated as the eastern and western boundaries, respectively, of the new Cameron Parish, taken from the southern part of Calcasieu Parish.)

During the [[American Civil War]], loyalties in this area and in the greater coastal area were divided between Unionists and Confederates. Bands of local "Jayhawkers," also known as bushwhackers, were active in the area. There were numerous Unionists near Sabine Lake and Leesburg (now Cameron). Others were located near the mouth of the Calcasieu and near [[Grand Chenier, Louisiana|Grand Chenier]], then in Vermilion Parish. The Union Navy had forces at Sabine Lake.<ref name="blockcal"/>

The Mermentau Jayhawkers were made up of a band of "200 mounted draft dodgers, bushwhackers, cattle thieves, runaway slaves, and Confederate deserters from Texas and Louisiana."<ref name="blockcal"/> They regularly raided federal supply lines and plundered from the local people, earning the enmity of both Union and Confederate regulars. If caught by Confederate forces, Jayhawker deserters were quickly court-martialed and executed. Local forces also organized as Regulators in an effort to protect women and children of local families, and repulse the Jayhawkers. After the end of the war, some of the [[vigilante]] Regulators turned to suppressing blacks and resisting Reconstruction.<ref name="blockcal">[http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/ W.T. Block, "CALCASIEU PARISH, LA: HOTBED OF THE CIVIL WAR JAYHAWKERS"], W.T. Block website and blog, 1988-2016</ref>

Cameron Parish was organized in 1870 during the [[Reconstruction era]] and was made up of portions of [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana|Calcasieu]] and [[Vermilion Parish, Louisiana|Vermilion]] parishes. It was one of several new parishes organized by the Republican-dominated legislature to create new centers of Republican political strength. Cameron Parish is named for Republican [[Simon Cameron]], a [[Pennsylvania]]n who was President [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first [[United States Secretary of War|secretary of war]]. Today its population is overwhelmingly majority white and Republican in the 21st-century realignment.

This is among the largest civil parishes in Louisiana, yet the least populated, owing to the high proportion of land area made up of marsh and wetlands. Cameron Parish comprises a large portion of the Louisiana [[Chenier]] Plain; it is home to numerous cheniers, and elevated fertile ridges that occur in certain coastal regions, particularly in Louisiana. These were developed for cotton plantations both before and after the Civil War; settlers also raised stock.

===20th century===
In 1937, the [[Pure Oil Company]] discovered the first Louisiana offshore oil field, the Creole Field,  {{convert|1.2|mi}} from the shore of Cameron Parish, from a platform built on [[timber pilings]] in {{convert|10|to|15|ft|m|adj=mid|-deep}} water.<ref>Theron Wasson (1948) "Creole Field, Gulf of Mexico, Coast of Louisiana" in ''Structure of Typical American Oil Fields'', v.3, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, p.281-298.</ref><ref>Edgar Wesley Owen (1975) ''Trek of the Oil Finders'', American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Memoir 6, p.800.</ref>

Some of southwest Louisiana was developed for industrial processing and export of oil products. In some areas, wetlands were drained and bayous dredged for navigation. This has been found to increase erosion of the wetlands and loss to area soils, with loss of coastline. Small farmers and hunters continued to make [[subsistence agriculture|subsistence living]] in some rural areas.

From the mid-20th century to the early 21st century, the parish was severely damaged four times and its history was marked by hurricanes Audrey, Rita, Ike, and Laura.

It was devastated by [[Hurricane Audrey]] on June 27, 1957, which caused more than 390 deaths. Authors Nola Mae Ross and Susan McFillen Goodson chronicled the stories of many survivors in their book ''Hurricane Audrey'' (1997).<ref>Ross, N.M. and S.M. Goodson. 1997. ''Hurricane Audrey.'' Wise Publications, Sulphur, Louisiana. {{ISBN|1-887144-08-0}}.</ref> National press coverage at the time recounted tales of tragedy and heroism.<ref>"Hurricane season starts early - and it's deadly.", ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine (1957) 43(2):8-13.</ref>  The [[American Medical Association]] honored a local Cameron physician, Cecil Clark, as the 'General Practitioner of the Year' in recognition of his dedicated service despite the great personal loss.<ref>"The General Practitioner's Award." 1957. ''J Am Med Assoc.'' 165(16):2089.</ref>  Hurricane Audrey was a defining event for Cameron Parish for nearly 50 years, with local history being divided into "before" and "after" the storm.

===21st century===
On September 24, 2005, much of the parish was destroyed by [[Hurricane Rita]]. The movie ''[[Little Chenier]]'' was filmed in Southwest Louisiana just prior to Hurricane Rita. It contains some of the only film images of the area before it was destroyed.

In 2008, three years after Rita, [[Hurricane Ike]] came ashore at High Island, TX with a {{convert|22|ft|m|adj=on}} storm surge, which was far worse than Rita's {{convert|10|ft|m|adj=on}} surge.<ref name="New York Review">{{cite web |url=http://newyorkreview.org/mag/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=308&Itemid=36 |author=Margaret Saizan |title=A Visual Story of Hurricane Rita |work=New York Review |access-date=June 26, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814022725/http://newyorkreview.org/mag/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=308&Itemid=36 |archive-date=August 14, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Nearly all of the coastline in that area was flooded heavily, with surge and floodwaters reaching 60 miles inland,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/091308dntxswikela.707602ab.html|title=Mega Surge|website=dallasnews.com|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> as far north as [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/091308dntxswikela.707602ab.html|title=Surge floodwaters|website=dallasnews.com|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> In Cameron Parish the communities of [[Cameron, Louisiana|Cameron]], [[Holly Beach, Louisiana|Holly Beach]], [[Hackberry, Louisiana|Hackberry]], Creole, and Grand Chenier were essentially destroyed.
From 2000 to 2010, the population in the parish dropped by nearly one-third as a result of the two hurricanes in 2005 and 2008.

In 2020, [[Hurricane Laura]] made landfall near [[Cameron, Louisiana|Cameron]], boasting winds of over {{convert|150|mph|km/h|adj=on}} winds and {{convert|9|ft|m|adj=on}} storm surge early on August 27, with the water reaching northwards towards [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]]. [[Hurricane Delta]] made landfall in [[Creole, Louisiana|Creole]] six weeks later as a Category 2 hurricane with {{convert|100|mph|km/h|adj=on}} winds on October 9, 2020.

There are tourist destinations for hunting and fishing.

==Geography==
[[File:Cameron Ferry West Landing (Louisiana).jpg|thumb|Cameron [[Ferry]] West Landing]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|1937|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1285|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|652|sqmi}} (34%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 27, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref> It is the third-largest parish in Louisiana by land area and fourth-largest by total area. Most of the water is associated with marsh on the [[Gulf of Mexico]].

===Major highways===
* [[File:Louisiana 14 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 14]]
* [[File:Louisiana 27 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 27]]
* [[File:Louisiana 82 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 82]]

=== Adjacent counties and parishes ===
* [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana|Calcasieu Parish]]  (northwest)
* [[Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Davis Parish]]  (northeast)
* [[Vermilion Parish, Louisiana|Vermilion Parish]]  (east)
* [[Jefferson County, Texas]]  (southwest)
* [[Orange County, Texas]]  (west)

===National protected areas===
* [[Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[East Cove National Wildlife Refuge]]
* [[Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Sabine National Wildlife Refuge]]

==Communities==
There are no incorporated communities in Cameron Parish.

=== Census-designated places ===
* [[Cameron, Louisiana|Cameron]] (parish seat)
* [[Hackberry, Louisiana|Hackberry]]

=== Unincorporated communities ===
* [[Constance Beach, Louisiana|Constance Beach]]
* [[Creole, Louisiana|Creole]]
* [[Gibbstown, Louisiana|Gibbstown]]
* [[Grand Chenier, Louisiana|Grand Chenier]]
* [[Grand Lake, Louisiana|Grand Lake]]
* [[Hacketts Corner, Louisiana|Hacketts Corner]]
* [[Holly Beach, Louisiana|Holly Beach]]
* [[Johnson Bayou, Louisiana|Johnson Bayou]]
* [[Lone Pine, Louisiana|Lone Pine]]
* [[Lowry, Louisiana|Lowry]]
* [[Rutherford Beach, Louisiana|Rutherford Beach]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1591
|1880= 2416
|1890= 2828
|1900= 3952
|1910= 4288
|1920= 3952
|1930= 6054
|1940= 7203
|1950= 6244
|1960= 6909
|1970= 8194
|1980= 9336
|1990= 9260
|2000= 9991
|2010= 6839
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 27, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22023.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606150857/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22023.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|2020=5617}}The population of the parish dropped by nearly one-third in the decade from 2000 to 2010; it was marked in 2005 and 2008 by extensive damage from hurricanes Rita and Ike.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cameron Parish racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22023&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,174
|92.11%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|71
|1.26%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|28
|0.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|13
|0.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|133
|2.37%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|197
|3.51%
|}
According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,617 people, 2,734 households, and 2,110 families residing in the parish. During the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]], there were 6,839 people living in the parish; among them, 95.7% were [[White American|White]], 1.7% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.8% of some other race and 1.1% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 2.3% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). 46.5% were of [[French American|French]], [[French Canadian American|French Canadian]] or [[Cajun]] ancestry, 18.7% [[American ethnicity|American]], 5.8% [[English American|English]] and 5.0% [[Irish American|Irish]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml |title="American FactFinder" |access-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-date=January 8, 2015 |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150108070337/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> By 2020, its racial makeup was 92.11% non-Hispanic white, 1.26% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.37% other or mixed, and 3.51% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
[[Cameron Parish School Board]] operates local public schools within all of Cameron Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22023_cameron/DC20SD_C22023.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731225824/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22023_cameron/DC20SD_C22023.pdf |archive-date=July 31, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cameron Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22023_cameron/DC20SD_C22023_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Cameron Parish is in the service area of [[Sowela Technical Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=June 3, 2021}}</ref>

Cameron Parish Public Library is a public library system in Cameron Parish. All of the libraries are located in [[unincorporated area]]s.

The main Cameron Parish Library is at 512 Marshall Street.<ref name=AboutOurBranches>{{cite web|url=http://www.cameron.lib.la.us/?page_id=2|title=About Our Branches|publisher=Cameron Parish Public Library|access-date=February 29, 2024|quote=Cameron Main Library 512 Marshall St Cameron, LA 70631}}</ref> It was formerly at 469 Marshall Street in the [[Cameron, Louisiana|Cameron]] CDP.<ref>"[http://www.state.lib.la.us/libdir/ Louisiana Library Directory]." ''[[State Library of Louisiana]]''. Accessed September 22, 2008.</ref>

The system operates six<ref name=AboutOurBranches/> 
* Grand Chenier Branch at 2863 Grand Chenier Highway in the [[Grand Chenier, Louisiana|Grand Chenier]] area
* Grand Lake Branch at 10200 Gulf Hwy in the [[Grand Lake, Louisiana|Grand Lake]] area
* Hackberry Branch at 613 Main Street in the [[Hackberry, Louisiana|Hackberry]] CDP
* Johnson Bayou Branch at 4586 Gulf Beach Highway in the [[Johnson Bayou, Louisiana|Johnson Bayou]] area
* Lowry Branch at 454 Lowry Highway in the [[Lowry, Louisiana|Lowry]] area

==Politics==
Cameron Parish, once solidly Democratic, has trended sharply Republican in recent years.  Like other [[Acadiana|Acadian parishes]] with large [[Cajuns|Cajun]] populations, Cameron has turned sharply right in the 21st century based on cultural issues and Democrats' discomfort with the oil and gas industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Jonathan |date=November 16, 2019 |title=Why the Louisiana Governor’s Race Is So Close |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/us/politics/louisiana-governor-race.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref> The Republican nominee has won upwards of 80% of the vote in every presidential election since 2008. With Donald Trump receiving almost 91% of the vote in 2020 in Cameron, as well as over 92% of the vote in 2024, it was the ‘reddest’ parish in the State in both elections. 

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{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|819|2,432|87|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,391|739|154|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|405|533|1,655|Louisiana}}
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{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|322|1,944|74|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|547|794|19|Louisiana}}
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{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|87|742|294|Louisiana}}
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{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|48|1,175|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|16|1,067|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|10|938|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|41|390|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|20|353|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|11|146|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|10|163|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|13|119|9|Louisiana}}

==Notable people==
* [[Gilbert Franklin Hennigan]], represented Cameron Parish in the [[Louisiana State Senate]] from 1944 to 1956; he resided at the time in [[DeRidder, Louisiana|DeRidder]] in [[Beauregard Parish, Louisiana|Beauregard Parish]].
* [[Doug Kershaw]], musician, was born in Cameron Parish on January 24, 1936.
* [[Conway LeBleu (Louisiana politician)|Conway LeBleu]], Lake Charles native, represented Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in the Louisiana House from 1964 to 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ereserves.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/lebleu075.htm|title=Biographical Sketch|access-date=July 13, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305231437/http://ereserves.mcneese.edu/depts/archive/lebleu075.htm|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cameron Parish, Louisiana]]
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==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cameron Parish, Louisiana}}
* [http://archive.matthewwhitegallery.com/gallery/Cameron-Parish-Louisiana/G0000i5VE8YIJcwY/ Images from Cameron Parish]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://cameronso.org/ Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office]

Geology
* Heinrich, P. V., 2005, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100628130913/http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/uploads/Port%20Arthur%20geology.pdf ''Lake Charles 30 x 60 minute geologic quadrangle.''] Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
* Heinrich, P. V., 2006, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100628133329/http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/uploads/White%20Lake%20100K.pdf ''White Lake 30 x 60 minute geologic quadrangle.''] Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
* Heinrich, P. V., J. Snead, and R. P. McCulloh, 2002, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100628132034/http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/uploads/Lake%20Charles%20100K.pdf ''Lake Charles 30 x 60 minute geologic quadrangle.''] Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
* Heinrich, P. V., J. Snead, and R. P. McCulloh, 2003, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100628125032/http://www.lgs.lsu.edu/deploy/uploads/Crowley%20100K.pdf ''Crowley 30 x 60 minute geologic quadrangle.''] Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Cameron Parish, Louisiana
| North     =
| Northeast = [[Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Davis Parish]]
| East      = [[Vermilion Parish, Louisiana|Vermilion Parish]]
| Southeast =
| South     = [[Gulf of Mexico]]
| Southwest = [[Jefferson County, Texas]]
| West      = [[Orange County, Texas]]
| Northwest = [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana|Calcasieu Parish]]
}}

{{Cameron Parish, Louisiana}}
{{Louisiana parishes}}

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[[Category:Cameron Parish, Louisiana| ]]
[[Category:Louisiana parishes]]
[[Category:Parishes in Acadiana]]
[[Category:Acadiana]]
[[Category:County in the Lake Charles metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1870]]