Terrebonne Parish

Also known as Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Founded: March 22, 1822
Named after: terre bonne, French for good earth
Seat: Houma
Largest city: Houma
Total: 2,080 sq mi (5,400 km )
Land: 1,232 sq mi (3,190 km )
Water: 850 sq mi (2,200 km ) 41%
Estimate 2025: 104,163
Density: 88.94/sq mi (34.34/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst

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Terrebonne Parish (/ˌtɛrəˈboʊn/ TERR-ə-BOHN; French: Paroisse de Terrebonne) is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 109,580. The parish seat is Houma. The parish was founded in 1822. Terrebonne Parish is part of the Houma-Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.

It is the fifth-largest parish in the state in terms of land area, and it has been a center of Cajun culture since the 18th century. More than 10% of its residents speak French at home.