Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- Name
- Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- Alternate Name
- Parish of Ascension
- Latitude
- 30.324110
- Longitude
- -90.978790
- State or Province
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States of America
- Description
- Ascension Parish was founded in 1807. The Mississippi River runs through the parish. The area of the parish is 303 square miles, comprised of 290 square miles of land and 13 square miles of water. It is bounded by East Baton Rouge Parish (north), Livingston Parish (northeast), St. John the Baptist Parish (east), St. James Parish (southeast), Assumption Parish (southwest), and Iberville Parish (west). During the 2016 Louisiana floods, more than one-third of the homes in the parish were flooded. The parish seat is located in Donaldsonville.
- Place Type
- County or Parish
- Same As
- Ascension Parish (Wikidata)
- Ascension Parish, Louisiana (Wikipedia)
- Ascension Parish Government (Official website)
- Bibliographic Citation
- 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
- http://onthesegrounds.georgetown.domains/omeka/api/items/7209
Linked resources
Part of Ascension Parish, Louisiana