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West Feliciana Parish

West Feliciana Parish map featuring St. FrancisvilleWest Feliciana Parish is located 30 minutes north of Baton Rouge in the rolling Tunica Hills. It’s most famous for the Town of St. Francisville, where John James Audubon created over 80 of the paintings in his Birds of America collection. St. Francisville also has a number of antebellum plantation homes open to the public, and a quaint historic downtown area.

There are plenty of places for outdoor activities including the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, Tunica State Park, Audubon Historic Site, and the Port Hudson Civil War Battlefield. Biking, hiking, birding, and golf are popular recreational pastimes in the area. West Feliciana public schools rank among the top five school districts in the state.

Parish Statistics
Land Area in Square Miles 426
Population (2008 Estimate) 15,746
Population Growth % (2000 – 2008) 4%
Median Age 37
Business Establishments 309
Employees (Daytime Population) 2,216
Average Annual Pay $45,933
Average Regional Pay
 $34,520

 

Top Employers
Name Employees NAICS Code
LOUISIANA STATE CORRECTIONS PENITENTIARY 1,100 922140
ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
700 221113
WEST FELICIANA PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT
 613
WEST FELICIANA HOSPITAL
 100
 622110

 

Contacts

ED Contact:
Steve Jones
West Feliciana Community Development Foundation
P.O. Box 3044
5483 U.S. Hwy. 61
St. Francisville, LA 70775
225-635-6767
225-635-6885 (fax)
225-721-1299 (cell)
shj@bellsouth.net

Web
www.stfrancisville.org

Regional ED Contact:
Chadler B. Cornett
Director of Business Development
Baton Rouge Area Chamber
564 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-381-7136
chad@brac.org

Major Cities/Towns

St. Francisville
Land Area in Square Miles 1.8
Population (2007 Estimate) 1,555
Population Growth % (2000 – 2007) -9.2%
Median Age 37
Business Establishments 113
Employees (Daytime Population) 737
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