Table 4.3 Population in OCS-Impacted Louisiana Communities, 



Various Years (Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, 

 Bureau of the Census, 1967, 1972) 



CITY PARISH 1950 1960 1970 



Larose Lafourche 1,286 2,796 4,267 



Thibodaux Lafourche 7,730 13,403 15,028 



Houma Terrebonne 11,505 22,561 30,922 



Morgan City St. Mary 9,759 13,540 16,586 



Berwick St. Mary 2,619 3,880 4,168 



Patterson St. Mary 1,938 2,923 4,409 



Franklin St. Mary 6,144 8,673 9,325 



Jeannerette Iberia 4,692 5,568 6,322 



New Iberia Iberia 16,647 29,062 30,147 



Lafayettr Lafayette 33,541 40,400 68,908 



Rayne Acadia 6,485 8,634 9,510 



Crowley Acadia 12,784 15,617 16,104 



Lake Charles Calcasieu 41,272 63,392 77,998 



Sulphur Calcasieu 5,996 11,429 14,959 



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