| North Louisiana | |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 830266 |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Parts Type: | Principal cities |
| Parts Style: | para |
North Louisiana (French: Louisiane du Nord), also known locally as Sportsman's Paradise,[1] [2] (a name sometimes attributed to the state as a whole) is a region in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The region has two metropolitan areas: Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe-West Monroe, two micropolitian areas: Ruston Micropolitan Area and Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area, and two combined statistical areas: Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden CSA and Monroe–Ruston Combined Statistical Area. The Shreveport area has the largest metropolitan and CSA by population in North Louisiana.
The northwestern portion of Louisiana is culturally and economically attached to Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas. Combined they comprise the Ark-La-Tex area, just as the northeastern portion of Louisiana, Southeast Arkansas, and Northwest Mississippi are known as the Ark-La-Miss. The Louisiana Central Hill Country, the hilly areas of LaSalle, Grant, Winn, Caldwell, Natchitoches, Jackson, Lincoln, and Bienville parishes,[3] extend into portions of North Louisiana's border with Central Louisiana.
There are two combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas, and two micropolitan statistical areas that include North Louisiana parishes.
North Louisiana consists of the following 20 parishes: