The Florida Parishes, on the east side of the Mississippi River—an area also known as the Northshore or Northlake region—are eight parishes in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Jan 21, 2025 · A rare and deadly winter storm descended across the southern U.S. on Tuesday, leaving some record-setting snow totals and halting travel for millions of Americans in Louisiana, Texas and Florida ...

Feb 16, 2024 · Wedged between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi state line, the area of Louisiana known as the Florida Parishes has lived under Choctaw, French (1717–1763), British (1763–1779), and Spanish (1779–1810) rule.

Florida Parishes is a region in the eastern part of Louisiana, running from the east bank of the Mississippi River to the Mississippi state line. It includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and the area on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, just north of Greater New Orleans.

Jun 3, 2022 · I've always followed the weather and weather patterns since college, but never knew/understood why there were Parishes in Louisiana referred to as "the Florida Parishes". This article explains the reasons and does it in such a way …

Louisiana's Florida Parishes includes diverse cultures who maintain foodways, ritual, music and occupational traditions.

Jan 21, 2025 · The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first-ever blizzard warning Tuesday. The NWS’ Mobile office reposted video on X of two people having a snowball fight in Orange Beach, Alabama, just steps from the Gulf of Mexico. ... It appeared Florida had broken its state snowfall record of 4 inches, set in Milton ...

Jun 20, 2023 · Explain the events leading to and surrounding Louisiana statehood, including the Neutral Strip, the West Florida controversy, and the capture of the Spanish Fort at Baton Rouge, as well as key figures including Julien de Lallande Poydras.

Jan 19, 2024 · The land that lies above Lake Pontchartrain, and between the Mississippi and Pearl Rivers, is often referred to as the "Florida Parishes," because it was part of Florida before it ever became part of Louisiana.

West Florida encompassed the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico from the Perdido River in Florida to the Mississippi River, north of Lake Pontchartrain and south of the 31st parallel.