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Terrebonne Parish is located in the southern part of Louisiana and was founded in 1822 from the southern part of Lafourche Interior on the Gulf of Mexico. It covers an area of 2100 square miles and is part of the Houma-Thibodaux Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish has been a center of Cajun culture since the 18th century and over ten percent of its residents speak French at home. The parish seat is the town of Houma, named after the Houma people. The early French settlers named the parish terre bonne, "good earth,." for the fertility of its soils. The oil industry is the primary source of revenue for the Houma-Terrebonne area. In addition, Terrebonne Parish provides over 20 percent of Louisiana's seafood production. Tourism is also big, with authentic Acadian culture, plantation homes, unique cuisine, spectacular and diverse environment being big draw.
Houma, LA
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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