Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Name: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Latitude: 30.400101
Longitude: -92.556992
State or Province: Louisiana
Country: United States of America
Description: Terrebonne Parish was established in 1822, from the southern part of Lafourche Interior, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. The adjacent parishes are Assumption Parish (north), Lafourche Parish (east), St. Mary Parish (northwest). The parish covers an area of 2080 square miles, comprised of 1,232 square miles of land and 850 square miles of water.

In the mid to late 1700s, the Houma people (related to the Choctaw) moved into the southern bayous of Louisiana to escape European settlers. In the 1760s, French and Acadians settled the region. By the mid-19th century, the parish economy was dominated by the production of sugar cane. In the early twentieth century, Terrebonne Parish became a gateway to offshore oil service companies. The parish seat is Houma.
Place Type: County or Parish ‎
Region: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Metropolitan Division: 26380 - Houma-Thibodaux, LA, 2016 (NAID 142657404); Acadiana
Same As: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana (Wikipedia); Terrebonne Parish (Wikidata); Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (Official Website)
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