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1797:St. Joseph
1782:Port Allen
1772:Plaquemine
1742:New Iberia
1717:Marksville
1702:Livingston
1637:Greensburg
1532:Alexandria
1443:Wildsville
1359:Ridgecrest
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1035:References
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323:Government
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1822:Thibodaux
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1752:New Roads
1707:Mansfield
1697:Leesville
1682:Lafayette
1677:Jonesboro
1647:Hahnville
1597:Covington
1592:Coushatta
1567:Chalmette
1527:Abbeville
1516:Louisiana
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1582:Columbia
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