North Louisiana (french: Louisiane du Nord), also known locally as Sportsman's Paradise, (a name sometimes attributed to the state as a whole) is a region in the
U.S. state
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of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
. The region has two metropolitan areas:
Shreveport-Bossier City and
Monroe-West Monroe; the Shreveport area is the largest metropolitan area by population in North Louisiana.
Geography
The northwestern portion of Louisiana is culturally and economically attached to
Northeast Texas
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and
Southwest Arkansas
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. Combined they comprise the
Ark-La-Tex
The Ark-La-Tex (a portmanteau of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas; also stylized as Arklatex or ArkLaTex) is a socio-economic tri-state region where the Southern U.S. states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas join together. The region contains por ...
area, just as the northeastern portion of Louisiana, Southeast Arkansas, and
Northwest Mississippi are known as the Ark-La-Miss. The Louisiana Central Hill Country, the hilly areas of LaSalle, Grant, Winn, Caldwell, Natchitoches, Jackson, Lincoln, and Bienville parishes,
extend into portions of North Louisiana's border with
Central Louisiana
Central Louisiana (Cenla), also known as the Crossroads, is a region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
The largest communities in the region as of the 2010 Census were Alexandria (47,893), Natchitoches (18,323) and Pineville (14,555).
Central ...
.
Metropolitan and micropolitan areas
There are two
combined statistical areas
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, two
metropolitan statistical areas
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, and two
micropolitan statistical areas that include North Louisiana parishes.
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Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area
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Monroe-West Monroe metropolitan statistical area
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Ruston micropolitan statistical area
*Bastrop micropolitan statistical area
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Monroe-Ruston-Bastrop combined statistical area
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Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden combined statistical area
Parishes
North Louisiana consists of the following 20 parishes:
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Bienville
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Bossier
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Caddo
The Caddo people comprise the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma. They speak the Caddo language.
The Caddo Confederacy was a network of Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, wh ...
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Caldwell
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Claiborne
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DeSoto
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East Carroll
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Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
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Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
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Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
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Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
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Morehouse
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Ouachita
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Red River
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Richland
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Tensas
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Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
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Webster
Webster may refer to:
People
*Webster (surname), including a list of people with the surname
*Webster (given name), including a list of people with the given name
Places Canada
*Webster, Alberta
*Webster's Falls, Hamilton, Ontario
United State ...
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West Carroll
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Winn Winn may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
* Winn, Maine, a town in Penobscot County
* Winn, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Winn Parish, Louisiana
Other uses
* Winn (surname) (including a list of people with the name)
* WINN, an ...
See also
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Intrastate regions
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Driskill Mountain
Driskill Mountain (also referred to as Mount Driskill) is the highest natural summit in Louisiana, with an elevation of above sea level.Heinrich, P. V. (2001)Louisiana Geofacts PDF version, 1.6 MB''Public Information Series'' 6, Louisiana Geolo ...
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North Louisiana Historical Association The North Louisiana Historical Association was organized in 1952 to in its own words "encourage an appreciation and understanding of the history of North Louisiana."
History
The association was organized in 1952 by D. H. Perkins and A. W. Shaw in ...
References
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External links
Map of Louisiana regions
Regions of Louisiana
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