Top 100 Biggest Cities In Louisiana (2008 Census)

Rank	City	2009 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New Orleans	336,644	-4.4%
2	Baton Rouge	224,983	-0.2%
3	Shreveport	198,924	-0.1%
4	Lafayette	113,781	0.2%
5	Lake Charles	71,127	-0.1%
6	Kenner	68,220	-0.4%
7	Bossier City	62,296	1.2%
8	Monroe	51,414	-0.4%
9	Alexandria	48,629	0.6%
10	New Iberia	32,925	0.1%
11	Houma	32,685	-0.1%
12	Slidell	27,287	0.8%
13	Central	26,375	-0.1%
14	Opelousas	23,062	0.1%
15	Ruston	21,048	0.2%
16	Hammond	19,970	1.5%
17	Sulphur	19,472	-0.6%
18	Natchitoches	17,594	-0.3%
19	Gretna	16,861	-0.5%
20	Pineville	14,819	0.9%
21	Thibodaux	14,568	0.1%
22	Zachary	14,292	3.0%
23	Crowley	13,888	-0.5%
24	Baker	13,407	-0.4%
25	Minden	12,850	-0.4%
26	West Monroe	12,839	-0.4%
27	Bogalusa	12,624	-0.7%
28	Mandeville	12,470	2.1%
29	Abbeville	12,088	0.2%
30	Bastrop	11,711	-1.3%
31	Morgan City	11,526	-1.1%
32	Eunice	11,460	-0.0%
33	Jennings	10,475	-0.6%
34	Denham Springs	10,331	1.0%
35	Westwego	10,292	-0.5%
36	DeRidder	10,045	0.4%
37	Harahan	9,482	-0.5%
38	Gonzales	9,399	1.7%
39	Covington	9,188	0.8%
40	Scott	8,838	1.2%
41	Rayne	8,587	0.1%
42	Oakdale	8,145	0.0%
43	Ville Platte	8,132	-0.7%
44	Breaux Bridge	8,013	0.7%
45	Broussard	7,787	3.0%
46	Franklin	7,628	-1.1%
47	Tallulah	7,606	-2.4%
48	Donaldsonville	7,575	-0.1%
49	St. Martinville	7,009	0.0%
50	Youngsville	7,001	7.1%
51	Plaquemine	6,735	-0.6%
52	Carencro	6,696	1.0%
53	Ponchatoula	6,329	2.3%
54	Walker	6,273	3.3%
55	Jeanerette	5,878	-0.4%
56	Marksville	5,674	0.1%
57	Leesville	5,671	-2.1%
58	St. Gabriel	5,583	-0.1%
59	Mansfield	5,379	-0.4%
60	Patterson	5,235	0.3%
61	Springhill	5,070	-0.8%
62	Winnfield	5,061	-1.5%
63	Kaplan	5,049	-0.4%
64	Port Allen	5,003	-0.6%
65	Grambling	4,876	0.0%
66	Winnsboro	4,814	-1.3%
67	New Roads	4,745	-0.6%
68	Church Point	4,651	-0.2%
69	Westlake	4,576	-0.3%
70	Bunkie	4,460	-0.5%
71	Amite City	4,327	0.7%
72	Berwick	4,282	-0.3%
73	Lake Providence	4,211	-2.3%
74	Vidalia	4,093	-1.3%
75	Jackson	4,014	-0.3%
76	Rayville	3,995	-0.7%
77	Vivian	3,859	-0.5%
78	Ball	3,751	0.1%
79	Franklinton	3,747	0.3%
80	Jonesboro	3,700	-0.7%
81	Addis	3,643	2.5%
82	Farmerville	3,600	-0.7%
83	Ferriday	3,532	-0.6%
84	Lutcher	3,434	-1.0%
85	Mamou	3,395	-0.6%
86	Homer	3,373	-1.4%
87	DeQuincy	3,290	-0.4%
88	Welsh	3,264	-0.4%
89	Vinton	3,259	-0.3%
90	Gramercy	3,240	0.8%
91	Haughton	3,023	0.3%
92	Delhi	2,988	-0.8%
93	Lake Arthur	2,864	-0.6%
94	Jena	2,858	-0.5%
95	Benton	2,842	3.3%
96	Greenwood	2,749	1.4%
97	Arcadia	2,719	-1.3%
98	Many	2,717	-0.8%
99	Baldwin	2,645	-0.4%
100	Lockport	2,636	0.1%

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