Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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Rapides Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 130,023. The parish seat and largest city is Alexandria, which developed along the Red Rive
Upper portion of the Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria
Lower view of the Rapides Parish Courthouse
The main branch of the Rapides Parish Library is located in downtown Alexandria.
Purple Heart Memorial Bridge over the Red River in Alexandria and Pineville
Alexandria, Louisiana
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Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of and the largest city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
…des Rapides) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 130,023. The parish seat and largest city is Alexandria, which developed along the Red River of the South. Rapides is the French word for "rapids". The parish was created in 1807 after the United States…
Downtown
Alexandria Welcome Sign on Louisiana Highway 28 West.
Rotary International Clock (1916), with Alexandria City Hall (constructed 1963) in the background
Aerial view, 1945