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1 / 30#30. Port Allen
- Population: 4,989
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2 / 30#29. Bayou Cane
- Population: 21,699
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3 / 30#28. Lafayette
- Population: 122,469
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4 / 30#27. DeQuincy
- Population: 3,120
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5 / 30#26. Many
- Population: 2,337
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6 / 30#25. New Roads
- Population: 4,516
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7 / 30#24. Denham Springs
- Population: 9,389
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8 / 30#23. Sulphur
- Population: 21,490
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9 / 30#22. Kaplan
- Population: 4,384
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10 / 30#21. Carlyss
- Population: 5,252
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11 / 30#20. Shenandoah
- Population: 20,068
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12 / 30#19. Sibley
- Population: 1,290
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13 / 30#18. Bayou Country Club
- Population: 1,568
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14 / 30#17. Abita Springs
- Population: 2,622
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15 / 30#16. DeRidder
- Population: 10,060
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16 / 30#15. Rosepine
- Population: 1,753
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17 / 30#14. Springhill
- Population: 4,855
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18 / 30#13. Mandeville
- Population: 12,985
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19 / 30#12. Village St. George
- Population: 8,786
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20 / 30#11. Harahan
- Population: 9,137
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21 / 30#10. Elmwood
- Population: 6,700
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22 / 30#9. Maurice
- Population: 2,004
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23 / 30#8. Covington
- Population: 11,155
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24 / 30#7. River Ridge
- Population: 13,435
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25 / 30#6. Jefferson
- Population: 10,500
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26 / 30#5. Eden Isle
- Population: 8,233
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27 / 30#4. Metairie
- Population: 140,590
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28 / 30#3. Inniswold
- Population: 6,750
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29 / 30#2. Oak Hills Place
- Population: 9,201
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30 / 30#1. Westminster
- Population: 2,635
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