Southwest Louisiana
Region in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is a five-parish area intersecting the Acadiana and Central Louisiana regions in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is composed of the following parishes (counties): Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis.[1][2] As of 2020, the combined population of the five parish area was 313,951.[3]
Southwest Louisiana | |
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Region | |
West Acadiana | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Largest city | Lake Charles |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 313,951 |
Southwest Louisiana has one metropolitan area: Lake Charles. The southwestern portion of Louisiana is also geographically and culturally attached to Southeast Texas.
Three of the parishes — Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis — are also part of Acadiana, the region of French and Acadian influence defined by the Louisiana State Legislature in 1971.[4]