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Place Name
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Ascension
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Pronunciation
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uh-SIN-shuhn
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Place Status (Type)
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parish
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Capital is
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Donaldsonville
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Population
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58,214 (1990)
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Location
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Louisiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°16'N
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Longitude
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91°00'W
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Ascension
(uh-SIN-shuhn), parish (
300 sq mi/777 sq km; 1990 pop.
58,214), SE La.;  Donaldsonville; 30°16'N 91°00'W.
Intersected by Miss. R. and Bayou Lafourche in SW; bounded on NE by
Amite, Petite Amite, and Blind rivers, on N by Bayou Manchac. Agr.
(strawberries, home gardening, nursery crops, sugarcane, pecans,
peppers; cattle, horses, hogs, ostriches). Crawfish, alligators.
Petrochemicals. Some mfg.; logging. Natural gas wells. Settled by
Acadians bet. 1764 and 1772. Known for antebellum homes. Formed
1807.
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