Welcome to Saint James Parish ...

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

The community of Convent is the Seat for Saint James Parish.

Saint James Parish is one of the original parishes of Louisiana and was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saint James had a population of 21,096 people. This is a decrease of 4.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 22,048 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint James represented 0.49% 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 Saint James Parish
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• Websites for nearby parishes
  • Ascension Parish
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  • Assumption Parish
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  • Lafourche Parish
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  • Saint John the Baptist Parish
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Saint James Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Saint James Parish