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- ↑ "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population for Parishes of Louisiana: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009" (CSV). 2008 Population. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ↑ "Census profile: New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Lafayette, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Lake Charles, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Monroe, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Alexandria, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Census profile: Hammond, LA Metro Area". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
