Part of the Opelousas-Eunice metro area, this community named for an ecclesiastical district has an estimated population of more than 89600 inhabitants according to the latest census. Reporting a median household income of almost $22900, this territory at the heart of Acadian/Cajun culture is framed by Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, St Martin, Lafayette, Acadia, and Evangeline Parishes. With a total area of almost 940 square miles of extension, this territory home to the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge is connected by Interstate 49, US Highway 71, US Highway 190, and Louisiana Highway 35.