Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

What we have for Avoyelles Parish today, and what is coming.

Basics

County code (FIPS): 22009
Land area: 831 square miles
Population: 39,693

Federal money spent here

Fiscal year 2026: $288.7 million in federal contracts, grants, loans and other awards for work done in Avoyelles Parish.

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Who represents Avoyelles Parish

U.S. Senate (whole state): Bill Cassidy (Republican), John Kennedy (Republican).

U.S. House districts that include part of this county

District	Member	Share of county land
Congressional District 5	Julia Letlow (Republican)	58%
Congressional District 6	Cleo Fields (Democrat)	42%

State senate districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State Senate District 28	Heather Cloud (Republican)	67.9%
State Senate District 32	Glen Womack (Republican)	29.5%
State Senate District 29	Jay Luneau (Democratic)	2.6%

State house / assembly districts

District	Member	Share of county land
State House District 28	Daryl Deshotel (Republican)	100%

Matched by district number using the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 county–district relationship files (land area overlap; districts may have been redrawn since). Your exact district depends on your address: U.S. House · state legislators.

County government

Find the official county website and contacts in the USA.gov local government directory or the National Association of Counties explorer.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (county list, public domain); USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury). Built 2026-11-03 15:28.