Tensas Parish, Louisiana
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Tensas Parish is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana; its eastern border is the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,147. It is the least populated parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Joseph. The name Tensas is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people. The parish was founded in 1843 following Indian Removal.
Tensas Parish Courthouse at St. Joseph
Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake of the Mississippi River at Newellton
Tensas Academy in St. Joseph opened in 1970.
Legion Memorial Cemetery is located north of Newellton off Louisiana Highway 605.
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
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Franklin Parish is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020, its population was 19,774. The parish seat is Winnsboro. The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin.
Franklin Parish Courthouse in Winnsboro
Franklin Parish Veterans Memorial sign in Winnsboro, Louisiana
Franklin Parish Library in downtown Winnsboro historic district