Editing LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

{{short description|Parish in Louisiana, United States}}
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| name                    = LaSalle Parish, Louisiana
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| named_for               = [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]]
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[[Image:La Salle Parish Veterans Monument, Jena, LA IMG 8378.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Veterans monument at the LaSalle Parish Courthouse]]

'''LaSalle Parish''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Paroisse de La Salle'') is a [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parish]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 14,791.<ref name = "QF">{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lasalleparishlouisiana/RHI825219 | title = LaSalle Parish, Louisiana | publisher = quickfacts.census.gov | access-date = January 10, 2022}}</ref> The [[parish seat]] is [[Jena, Louisiana|Jena]].<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}}</ref> The parish was created in 1910 from the western section of [[Catahoula Parish, Louisiana|Catahoula Parish]].<ref>{{cite web|title=LaSalle Parish|url=http://ccet.louisiana.edu/tourism/parishes/Central_Louisiana/lasalle.html|publisher=Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism|access-date=September 4, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222194628/http://ccet.louisiana.edu/tourism/parishes/Central_Louisiana/lasalle.html|archivedate=December 22, 2013}}</ref>

==Name==
The parish is named for [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]].

There is some confusion as to whether the parish is spelled "LaSalle" (no space) or "La Salle." An example of the latter view can be seen in the photo at right of the sign over the entrance to a "La Salle Parish Courthouse." A photo of this sign is also featured on the main webpage of the LaSalle Parish Clerk of Court, but the parish is consistently spelled "LaSalle" (no space) in the website text. The prevailing spelling of the parish is "LaSalle" (no space), consistent with the U.S. Census since 2011,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/county-changes/2010.html | title = Changes to Counties or County Equivalent Entities: 2010s | website = census.gov | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau | access-date = January 8, 2022}}</ref> and as demonstrated for example by a [[Google Trends]] comparison of the phrase's different spellings.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=%22lasalle%20parish%22,%22la%20salle%20parish%22 | title = Google Trends | website = trends.google.com | publisher = Google | access-date = December 31, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
The parish was established (as the Parish of LaSalle) on July 3, 1908.<ref>{{GNIS|558049}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=House Bill No. 295|work=Official Journal of the Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana at the First Regular Session of the Third General Assembly|location=Baton Rouge, Louisiana|publisher=The Daily State Publishing Company|date=1908|page=991|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SolAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA991|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|662|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|625|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|38|sqmi}} (5.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 84.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 84]]
* [[Image:US 165.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 165]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 8 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 8]]
* [[Image:Louisiana 28 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 28]]

===Adjacent parishes===
* [[Caldwell Parish, Louisiana|Caldwell Parish]]  (north)
* [[Catahoula Parish, Louisiana|Catahoula Parish]]  (east)
* [[Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana|Avoyelles Parish]]  (south)
* [[Rapides Parish, Louisiana|Rapides Parish]]  (southwest)
* [[Grant Parish, Louisiana|Grant Parish]]  (west)
* [[Winn Parish, Louisiana|Winn Parish]]  (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 9402
|1920= 9856
|1930= 11668
|1940= 10959
|1950= 12717
|1960= 13011
|1970= 13295
|1980= 17004
|1990= 13662
|2000= 14282
|2010= 14890
|2020= 14791
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|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=September 1, 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=September 1, 2014}}</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=September 1, 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=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+LaSalle Parish racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22059&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 11,263
| 76.15%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,283
| 8.67%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 133
| 0.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 252
| 1.7%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 10
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 448
| 3.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,402
| 9.48%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 14,791 people, 4,814 households, and 3,643 families residing in the parish.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 14,282 people, 5,291 households, and 3,798 families residing in the parish. The [[population density]] was {{convert|23|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 6,273 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|}}. The racial makeup of the parish was 86.13% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 12.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.64% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.64% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 5,291 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the parish the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $28,189, and the median income for a family was $36,197. Males had a median income of $27,431 versus $19,697 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the parish was $14,033. About 14.90% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 18.90% of those age 65 or over.

==National Guard==
The 1087TH Transportation Company of the 165TH CSS (combat service support) Battalion of the 139TH RSG (regional support group) resides in [[Jena, Louisiana]].

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of La Salle Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels.PNG|thumb|175px|Map of LaSalle Parish, with municipal labels]]

===Towns===
* [[Jena, Louisiana|Jena]]
* [[Olla, Louisiana|Olla]]
* [[Tullos, Louisiana|Tullos]]
* [[Urania, Louisiana|Urania]]

=== Unincorporated areas ===

==== Census-designated place ====
* [[Good Pine, Louisiana|Good Pine]]
* [[Midway, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana|Midway]]
* [[Trout, Louisiana|Trout]]

==== Other unincorporated communities ====
* [[Standard, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana|Standard]]
* [[Sumerville, Louisiana|Summerville]]

==Notable people==
* [[Thomas "Bud" Brady]], member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from 1976 to 1988
* [[Mike Francis (politician)|Mike Francis]], former Louisiana [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state chairman
* [[Henry E. Hardtner]], lumberman known as "Louisiana's first conservationist", member of both houses of the [[Louisiana State Legislature]], LaSalle Parish police juror, founder of [[Urania, Louisiana|Urania]]
* [[Speedy Long|Speedy O. Long]], state senator, U.S. representative, district attorney
* [[Jeffery Simmons]], Football player for the Tennessee Titans

==Politics==
LaSalle Parish has been staunchly Republican since 1956, except in 1968 when it voted strongly for [[American Independent Party|American Independent]] nominee [[George Wallace]]. Prior to that, it had been heavily Democratic, but no Democratic nominee since 1956 besides [[Jimmy Carter]] has passed forty percent of the parish’s vote, with [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Joe Biden]], and [[Kamala Harris]] not even reaching double digits. In 2008 [[John McCain]]'s performance was the strongest of any Republican in Parish history; every subsequent presidential election through 2024 has broken this record.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,023|546|51|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,378|638|61|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,836|605|128|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,726|764|82|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|5,602|860|91|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,015|1,155|68|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,564|1,397|147|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|2,925|2,543|1,038|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|3,068|2,389|1,266|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,559|1,622|178|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,404|1,318|153|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,792|2,665|177|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|3,161|2,961|188|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,858|651|224|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,258|710|3,878|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|4,319|864|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,123|843|876|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,885|951|226|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,692|2,001|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|266|716|1,769|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|504|2,018|26|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|258|2,039|10|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|256|1,643|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|117|1,738|1|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|450|881|0|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|102|456|11|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|109|570|15|Louisiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|20|610|8|Louisiana}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|7|366|182|Louisiana}}

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.louisiana.gov/local-louisiana/lasalle-parish/ State Website Profile]
* [http://www.lasalleclerk.com LaSalle Parish Clerk of Court]
* [http://lasalleparishsheriffsoffice.com/ LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Office]
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