Bigger cities of louisiana (53)
| City | Population | Elevation | Land area |
|---|
| New Orleans | 484,674 | 11 ft (3 m) | 181 sq mi (467.8 km²) |
| Baton Rouge | 227,818 | 53 ft (16 m) | 77 sq mi (198.9 km²) |
| Shreveport | 200,145 | 209 ft (64 m) | 103 sq mi (267.0 km²) |
| Metairie | 146,136 | 2 ft (1 m) | 23 sq mi (60.1 km²) |
| Lafayette | 110,257 | 41 ft (12 m) | 48 sq mi (123.3 km²) |
| Lake Charles | 71,757 | 20 ft (6 m) | 40 sq mi (104.1 km²) |
| Kenner | 70,517 | 3 ft (1 m) | 15 sq mi (39.1 km²) |
| Bossier City | 56,461 | 170 ft (52 m) | 41 sq mi (105.7 km²) |
| Monroe | 53,107 | 74 ft (23 m) | 29 sq mi (74.3 km²) |
| Alexandria | 46,342 | 82 ft (25 m) | 26 sq mi (68.4 km²) |
| Marrero | 36,165 | 6 ft (2 m) | 8 sq mi (20.8 km²) |
| New Iberia | 32,623 | 17 ft (5 m) | 11 sq mi (27.5 km²) |
| Houma | 32,393 | 12 ft (4 m) | 14 sq mi (36.3 km²) |
| Chalmette | 32,069 | 7 ft (2 m) | 7 sq mi (19.0 km²) |
| Laplace | 27,684 | 13 ft (4 m) | 22 sq mi (55.7 km²) |
| Slidell | 25,695 | 9 ft (3 m) | 12 sq mi (30.6 km²) |
| Terrytown | 25,430 | - | 4 sq mi (9.6 km²) |
| Opelousas | 22,860 | 70 ft (21 m) | 7 sq mi (18.3 km²) |
| Harvey | 22,226 | 4 ft (1 m) | 7 sq mi (17.3 km²) |
| Ruston | 20,546 | 319 ft (97 m) | 18 sq mi (46.9 km²) |
| Sulphur | 20,512 | 15 ft (5 m) | 10 sq mi (25.9 km²) |
| Natchitoches | 17,865 | 121 ft (37 m) | 22 sq mi (55.9 km²) |
| Hammond | 17,639 | 44 ft (13 m) | 13 sq mi (33.2 km²) |
| Gretna | 17,423 | 5 ft (2 m) | 4 sq mi (9.1 km²) |
| Shenandoah | 17,070 | - | 6 sq mi (16.2 km²) |
| Bayou Cane | 17,046 | 5 ft (2 m) | 8 sq mi (19.8 km²) |
| Estelle | 15,880 | 5 ft (2 m) | 5 sq mi (13.1 km²) |
| River Ridge | 14,588 | 5 ft (2 m) | 3 sq mi (7.3 km²) |
| Thibodaux | 14,431 | 14 ft (4 m) | 5 sq mi (14.2 km²) |
| Crowley | 14,225 | 21 ft (6 m) | 5 sq mi (12.7 km²) |
| Pineville | 13,829 | 123 ft (37 m) | 12 sq mi (29.8 km²) |
| Baker | 13,793 | 80 ft (24 m) | 8 sq mi (20.4 km²) |
| Bogalusa | 13,365 | 101 ft (31 m) | 9 sq mi (24.6 km²) |
| West Monroe | 13,250 | 88 ft (27 m) | 8 sq mi (20.0 km²) |
| Woodmere | 13,058 | - | 4 sq mi (9.7 km²) |
| Minden | 13,027 | 259 ft (79 m) | 12 sq mi (30.8 km²) |
| Bastrop | 12,988 | 126 ft (38 m) | 8 sq mi (21.8 km²) |
| Morgan City | 12,703 | 8 ft (2 m) | 6 sq mi (15.2 km²) |
| Abbeville | 11,887 | 18 ft (5 m) | 6 sq mi (14.6 km²) |
| Jefferson | 11,843 | 5 ft (2 m) | 3 sq mi (7.1 km²) |
| Luling | 11,512 | 9 ft (3 m) | 19 sq mi (47.9 km²) |
| Eunice | 11,499 | 49 ft (15 m) | 5 sq mi (12.1 km²) |
| Timberlane | 11,405 | - | 2 sq mi (5.5 km²) |
| Zachary | 11,275 | 100 ft (30 m) | 24 sq mi (61.4 km²) |
| Destrehan | 11,260 | 10 ft (3 m) | 7 sq mi (17.9 km²) |
| Fort Polk South | 11,000 | - | 6 sq mi (16.0 km²) |
| Jennings | 10,986 | 22 ft (7 m) | 10 sq mi (26.4 km²) |
| Westwego | 10,763 | 5 ft (2 m) | 3 sq mi (8.3 km²) |
| Moss Bluff | 10,535 | 24 ft (7 m) | 15 sq mi (39.4 km²) |
| Mandeville | 10,489 | 9 ft (3 m) | 7 sq mi (17.6 km²) |
| Merrydale | 10,427 | - | 4 sq mi (11.0 km²) |
| Raceland | 10,224 | 14 ft (4 m) | 22 sq mi (55.9 km²) |
| Meraux | 10,192 | 9 ft (3 m) | 4 sq mi (10.8 km²) |