Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Name

Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Alternate Name

Iberville Parish, LA

Parish of Iberville

Latitude

30.495871

Longitude

-91.520973

State or Province

Louisiana

Country

United States of America

Description

Iberville Parish is founded in 1807 and named for Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville (1661-1706), a French explorer noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. The parish includes land on both sides of the Mississippi River. Iberville Parish is bounded by Pointe Coupee Parish (northwest), West Baton Rouge Parish (north), Baton Rouge Parish (northeast), Ascension Parish (east), Assumption Parish (southeast), Iberia Parish (south), and St. Martin Parish (west). Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge is located in part in Iberville Parish. The parish area is 653 square miles, including 619 square miles of land and 34 square miles of water. Its seat is Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Place Type

County or Parish ‎

Region

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area

Acadiana

Cancer Alley

Same As

Iberville Parish (Wikidata)

Iberville Parish, Louisiana

Iberville Parish Government (Official Website)

GSA446, "Map of the parishes of Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iberville : including parts of the parishes of St. Martins and Ascension, Louisiana, 1859"

Source Resource

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Source Site

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