LaSalle Parish

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Region: Central Louisiana
Founded: January 1, 1910
Named after: René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Parish seat and largest town: Jena
Total: 662 sq mi (1,710 km )
Land: 625 sq mi (1,620 km )
Water: 38 sq mi (98 km )
Estimate 2025: 15,154
Density: 23.7/sq mi (9.14/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
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Veterans monument at the LaSalle Parish Courthouse

LaSalle Parish (French: Paroisse de La Salle) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 14,791. The parish seat is Jena. The parish was created in 1910 from the western section of Catahoula Parish.