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Acadia Parish
While Acadia Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.

Voting Districts

Congress- ional	Supreme Court	Court of Appeals Circuit ~District	Public Service	BESE	Senate	House	Judicial
4	2	2 ~ 2	5	4, 5	36	10	26

Community Spirit

Most people know Assumption Parish (county) as a community between industrial centers along the Mississippi River to the north and City to the south. While the parish is home for many commuters, Assumption Parish provides an excellent location for lighter industries that convert the raw materials produced in those areas, such as seafood processing and petrochemical products. Most of the unincorporated communities are peopled with fishermen that make their living from the lower xxx Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. The rebounding oil industry and the rise of tourism helps make the parish an ideal home for a diverse population.

Land Use

Use Area (Acres) Percentage

Residential, Mixed Urban or Built-up Land	x,xxx	xx.x%
Industrial, Transport., Communications & Services	x,xxx	xx.x%
Agricultural Land, Cropland and Pasture	x,xxx	xx.x%
Forest Land	x,xxx	xx.x%
Water	x,xxx	xx.x%
Wetlands	x,xxx	xx.x%
Transitional Areas	x,xxx	xx.x%

Communities of Acadia Parish

There are 8 incorporated communities in this parish.
Church Point	CROWLEY	Duson	Estherwood
Iota	Mermentau	Morse	Rayne

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State Historical Markers

Acadia Parish
Historical Markers

Crowley
Pouppeville
Salmon Lusk Wright (1852-1929)

History
1805	When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day Acadia Parish is part of Opelousas County.
1850s	The town of Pouppeville is named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dates back to the 1850s. Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, & rebuilt at Rayne Station in 1881.

Waterways

Mermentau River
Bayou Queue de Tortue
Bayou Nezpique

Schools and Libraries

Schools
Vocational
Higher Education
Libraries	Acadia Parish Library Director - Lyle C. Johnson P. O. Drawer 1509 Crowley, LA 70527-1509 337-788-1880 FAX 337-788-3759 Email - 7 Branches - Church Point, Estherwood, Evangeline, Iota, Mermentau, Morse, Rayne American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker

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