St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
| Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana |
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 Louisiana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1810 |
| Named for | Saint Helena |
| Seat | Greensburg |
| Largest town | Greensburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 409 sq mi (1,059 km2) |
| • Land | 408 sq mi (1,057 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2), 0.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 10,567 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 5th, 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | sthelenaparish |
St. Helena Parish (French: Paroisse de Sainte-Hélène) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,203. Its seat is Greensburg. The parish was created in 1810.
St. Helena Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The parish is one of the eight "Florida Parishes," areas that were once part of colonial West Florida. It was annexed to the Territory of Orleans in 1810, after the short-lived Republic of West Florida capitulated to the United States. In 1832, the southern section of the parish was taken to form Livingston Parish; the courthouse was moved from Montpelier to Greensburg, where it remains today. St. Helena lost another portion of land in 1866, which was added to land from Washington and Livingston Parishes in 1868, to form Tangipahoa Parish.
From 1964 to 1984, St. Helena Parish was represented in the Louisiana State Senate by the Democrat businessman W. E. "Bill" Dykes. In 1983, as a casualty of redistricting, Dykes bowed out of contention in a race which would have pitted him against long-term Senate President Sixty Rayburn of Bogalusa, Louisiana.
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