Named in the honor of Tensas or Taensa Native Americans, Tensas Parish was created in the year 1843 with an area of 641 sq mi. About 4K people with different races White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others including more than 2.4K households and 1.6K families live here. St. Joseph forms the parish seat whereas the leading metropolis of the parish is in Newellton.

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