Louisiana: Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate
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Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate
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Cities and towns · July 1, 2025 PEP estimate (305)
| Name | Type | State rank | July 1, 2025 population |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans cityOrleans Parish | City | 1 | 362,154 |
| Baton Rouge cityEast Baton Rouge Parish | City | 2 | 222,795 |
| Shreveport cityBossier Parish; Caddo Parish | City | 3 | 175,902 |
| Lafayette cityLafayette Parish | City | 4 | 123,311 |
| Lake Charles cityCalcasieu Parish | City | 5 | 82,676 |
| St. George cityEast Baton Rouge Parish | City | 6 | 78,536 |
| Kenner cityJefferson Parish | City | 7 | 65,136 |
| Bossier City cityBossier Parish | City | 8 | 63,259 |
| Monroe cityOuachita Parish | City | 9 | 46,860 |
| Alexandria cityRapides Parish | City | 10 | 42,938 |
| Houma cityTerrebonne Parish | City | 11 | 31,735 |
| Central cityEast Baton Rouge Parish | City | 12 | 30,313 |
| Slidell citySt. Tammany Parish | City | 13 | 28,341 |
| New Iberia cityIberia Parish | City | 14 | 26,533 |
| Hammond cityTangipahoa Parish | City | 15 | 24,032 |
| Ruston cityLincoln Parish | City | 16 | 22,397 |
| Zachary cityEast Baton Rouge Parish | City | 17 | 20,621 |
| Sulphur cityCalcasieu Parish | City | 18 | 20,492 |
| Youngsville cityLafayette Parish | City | 19 | 19,980 |
| Gretna cityJefferson Parish | City | 20 | 17,360 |
| Natchitoches cityNatchitoches Parish | City | 21 | 17,146 |
| Broussard cityLafayette Parish; St. Martin Parish | City | 22 | 15,799 |
| Thibodaux cityLafourche Parish | City | 23 | 15,573 |
| Opelousas citySt. Landry Parish | City | 24 | 15,098 |
| Pineville cityRapides Parish | City | 25 | 13,967 |
| Gonzales cityAscension Parish | City | 26 | 13,930 |
| Carencro cityLafayette Parish | City | 27 | 13,224 |
| Mandeville citySt. Tammany Parish | City | 28 | 12,918 |
| West Monroe cityOuachita Parish | City | 29 | 12,478 |
| Baker cityEast Baton Rouge Parish | City | 30 | 12,136 |
| Covington citySt. Tammany Parish | City | 31 | 11,721 |
| Crowley cityAcadia Parish | City | 32 | 11,223 |
| Minden cityWebster Parish | City | 33 | 11,103 |
| Abbeville cityVermilion Parish | City | 34 | 10,861 |
| Morgan City citySt. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish | City | 35 | 10,757 |
| Bogalusa cityWashington Parish | City | 36 | 10,321 |
| Scott cityLafayette Parish | City | 37 | 9,635 |
| DeRidder cityBeauregard Parish; Vernon Parish | City | 38 | 9,503 |
| Denham Springs cityLivingston Parish | City | 39 | 9,378 |
| Jennings cityJefferson Davis Parish | City | 40 | 9,235 |
| Eunice cityAcadia Parish; St. Landry Parish | City | 41 | 9,035 |
| Harahan cityJefferson Parish | City | 42 | 8,916 |
| Bastrop cityMorehouse Parish | City | 43 | 8,908 |
| Westwego cityJefferson Parish | City | 44 | 8,317 |
| Ponchatoula cityTangipahoa Parish | City | 45 | 7,755 |
| Addis townWest Baton Rouge Parish | Town | 46 | 7,679 |
| Breaux Bridge citySt. Martin Parish | City | 47 | 7,652 |
| Donaldsonville cityAscension Parish | City | 48 | 7,094 |
| Rayne cityAcadia Parish | City | 49 | 6,995 |
| St. Gabriel cityIberville Parish | City | 50 | 6,987 |
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