Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana is a coastal parish in southeastern Louisiana known for its wetlands, fishing and oil industries, and as a historic home of the Houma people.

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Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parish of Louisiana
borderedBy Assumption Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED
Iberia Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Bayou Terrebonne NERFINISHED
City of Houma NERFINISHED
extensive coastal wetlands
country United States of America
economyBasedOn commercial fishing
oil and gas extraction
shipbuilding and marine services
FIPSCode 22XXX
governmentType parish government
hasCoastlineOn Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED
hasMajorIndustry offshore oil support services
seafood processing
hasMajorWaterway Bayou Terrebonne NERFINISHED
Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED
hasParishGovernmentSeat Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center NERFINISHED
hasSignificantPopulationOf Cajun people NERFINISHED
Houma Nation citizens
historicallyInhabitedBy Houma people NERFINISHED
knownFor bayous
coastal marshes
fishing industry
oil industry
seafood production
wetlands
languageTradition Cajun French NERFINISHED
Louisiana French NERFINISHED
largestCity Houma, Louisiana NERFINISHED
locatedIn United States Census Bureau South region NERFINISHED
coastal Louisiana
southeastern Louisiana
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedFor French phrase "terre bonne" meaning "good earth"
parishSeat Houma, Louisiana NERFINISHED
partOf Acadiana NERFINISHED
Mississippi River Delta region NERFINISHED
state Louisiana
subdivisionType parish
vulnerableTo coastal erosion
hurricanes
land subsidence
storm surge flooding

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Houma people populationConcentration Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana