North Louisiana | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Shreveport, Louisiana | |
 The North region is shaded in brown. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 830,266 |
North Louisiana (French: Louisiane du Nord), also known locally as Sportsman's Paradise,[1][2] (a name sometimes attributed to the state as a whole) is a region in the U.S. state of Louisiana. 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[edit]
The northwestern portion of Louisiana is culturally and economically attached to Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas. Combined they comprise the Ark-La-Tex 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,[3] extend into portions of North Louisiana's border with Central Louisiana.
Metropolitan and micropolitan areas[edit]
There are two combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas, and two micropolitan statistical areas that include North Louisiana parishes.
- Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area
- Monroe-West Monroe metropolitan statistical area
- Ruston micropolitan statistical area
- Bastrop micropolitan statistical area
- Monroe–Ruston–Bastrop combined statistical area
- Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden combined statistical area
Parishes[edit]
North Louisiana consists of the following 20 parishes:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sports and Sporting Events in Shreveport and Bossier". www.shreveport-bossier.org. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Louisiana's Dynamic Culture - Regions of Louisiana". microsite.smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "The People of the North Central Louisiana Hill Country". Louisiana State University.
- "North Louisiana History". Michigan State University. 2003-03-15.←Broken link, May 2017.
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