West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
West Feliciana Parish | |
|---|---|
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°52′N 91°25′W / 30.87°N 91.42°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Founded | 1824 |
| Named after | Marie Félicité de Gálvez |
| Seat | St. Francisville |
| Largest town | St. Francisville |
| Area | |
• Total | 426 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 403 sq mi (1,040 km2) |
| • Water | 23 sq mi (60 km2) 5.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,310 |
| • Density | 36/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | wfparish |
West Feliciana Parish (French: Paroisse de Feliciana Ouest; Spanish: Parroquia de Feliciana Occidental) is a civil parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 15,310. The parish seat is St. Francisville. The parish was established in 1824.
In 1824 Feliciana Parish was divided into East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish, in recognition of the increases in population throughout the parish. West Feliciana Parish is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
The River Bend Nuclear Generating Station, operated by Entergy Nuclear, is located in West Feliciana Parish below St. Francisville. It produces approximately 10 percent of the total electric power demand in Louisiana. The Louisiana State Penitentiary is also located in the parish, in Angola. It occupies 18,000 acres at a site in a river bend, surrounded on three sides by water.