Southwest Louisiana

Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is a five-parish area intersecting the Acadiana and Central Louisiana regions in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is composed of the following parishes (counties): Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis.[1][2] A 2010 population estimate of the five parish area was over 292,619.[3]

Southwest Louisiana
Region
West Acadiana
Southwest Louisiana subregion highlighted in pink.
Country United States
State Louisiana
Largest cityLake Charles
Population
 (2010)
 • Total292,619

Southwest Louisiana has one metropolitan area: Lake Charles. The southwestern portion of Louisiana also is geographically and culturally attached to Southeast Texas.

See also

References
  1. "Chamber / Southwest Louisiana". chamberswla.org. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. "404". www.dhh.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "SWLA Chamber-Economic Development Alliance - Area Communities". www.allianceswla.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

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