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North Louisiana
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Downtown Shreveport, Louisiana
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The North region is shaded in brown.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
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| • Total | 802,618 |
North Louisiana (French: Louisiane du Nord), also known locally as Sportsman's Paradise, (a name sometimes attributed to the state as a whole) is a region in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The region has two metropolitan areas: Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe-West Monroe; the Shreveport area is the largest metropolitan area by population in North Louisiana.
Metro/Micropolitan areas
There is one Combined Statistical Area, two Metropolitan Statistical Area, and four Micropolitan Statistical Areas that include Central Louisiana parishes.
- Shreveport - Bossier City metropolitan area (Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto parishes)
- Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area (Ouachita and Union parishes)
- Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area (Webster Parish)
- Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area (Madison Parish)
- Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area (Lincoln and Jackson parishes)
- Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area (Morehouse Parish)
- Monroe-Bastrop combined statistical area (Ouachita, Morehouse and Union parishes)
Parishes
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