St James Louisiana Cities/Towns – Convent (Parish Seat), Gramercy, Lutcher, Vacherie

St. James Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Jacques) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. 2016 U.S. Census population: 21,557. The parish seat is Convent.

History
St. James is one of the state’s nineteen original parishes, created by act of the territorial legislature, March 31, 1807. Named for: Saint James.