Orleans (LA)

Welcome to Orleans Parish ...

Time Zone: Orleans Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of New Orleans is the Seat for Orleans Parish.

Orleans Parish was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Orleans had a population of 390,144 people. This is an increase of 12.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 347,772 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orleans represented 7.67% of the total population of Louisiana.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Louisiana
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- Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

Websites specific to Orleans Parish
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Websites for nearby parishes
- Saint Tammany Parish
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- Jefferson Parish
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- Saint Bernard Parish
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- Plaquemines Parish
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Orleans Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Orleans Parish

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.