Rayne
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city in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Acadia
- Mayor
- Chuck Robichaux ( R )
- Total
- 3.80 sq mi (9.84 km )
- Land
- 3.79 sq mi (9.82 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Density
- 1,908.2/sq mi (736.75/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-63645
- Website
- www .rayne .org
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Encyclopedic overview
Rayne is a town in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is in an agricultural area where rice and sugarcane have been grown. With a population of 7,326 at the 2020 United States census, it is nicknamed the "Frog Capital of the World", as well as the "Louisiana City of Murals". Rayne is part of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area, and within the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area in Acadiana.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rayne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.