Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Tensas Parish is a parish in Louisiana. The population of the parish is 5,252.
Tensas Parish 	Louisiana
Founded 	March 17, 1843
Named for 	Taensa people
Parish seat 	St. Joseph
Largest city 	Newellton
Population 	5,252
Habitat 	Farmland, Water's-edge
Cong. District 	5th
Parish Guildmaster	Chachi Hunter
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
US Route 65
Louisiana Highway 4
Louisiana Highway 128
Louisiana Highway 566
Louisiana Highway 568
Louisiana Highway 569
Louisiana Highway 570
Louisiana Highway 571
Louisiana Highway 573
Louisiana Highway 575
Louisiana Highway 604
Louisiana Highway 605
Louisiana Highway 606
Louisiana Highway 608
Louisiana Highway 888
Louisiana Highway 892
Louisiana Highway 896
Louisiana Highway 1079
Louisiana Highway 3009
Louisiana Highway 3024
Louisiana Highway 3044
Louisiana Highway 3209
Louisiana Highway 3252
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties/parishes ===
Claiborne County, Mississippi (east across the Mississippi River)
Madison Parish (north)
Warren County, Mississippi (northeast across the Mississippi River)
Adams County, Mississippi (south across the Mississippi River)
Concordia Parish (south)
Jefferson County, Mississippi (southeast across the Mississippi River)
Catahoula Parish (southwest)
Franklin Parish (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 Pokeland Census, the racial composition of the county is:
56.02% Black or African American (2,942)
41.95% White (2,203)
2.43% Other (107)
32.7% (1,717) of Tensas Parish residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Tensas Parish has Pokemon theft and murder rates that are quite above average for a county/parish of its population. In 2018, the parish reported 23 Pokemon thefts, and averages 4.04 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Work in progress.
Pokemon 	Location 	Rate
Squirtle 	Farmland 	1-15%
Wartortle 	Farmland 	1-8%
Rattata 	Farmland 	1-50%
Raticate 	Farmland 	1-30%
Ekans 	Farmland 	1-19%
Arbok 	Farmland 	1-7%
Pikachu 	Farmland 	1-28%
Raichu 	Farmland 	1-14%
Sandshrew 	Farmland 	1-25%
Sandslash 	Farmland 	1-13%
Poliwag 	Farmland 	1-45%
Poliwhirl 	Farmland 	1-30%
Poliwrath 	Farmland 	1-15%
Bellsprout	Farmland 	1%
Eevee 	Farmland 	1-12%
Vaporeon 	Farmland 	1-8%
Jolteon 	Farmland 	1-12%
Flareon 	Farmland 	1-3%
Dratini 	Farmland 	1-5%
Dragonair 	Farmland 	1%
Totodile 	Farmland 	1-58%
Croconaw 	Farmland 	1-42%
Feraligatr	Farmland 	1-28%
Pichu 	Farmland 	1-21%
Mareep 	Farmland 	1-25%
Flaaffy 	Farmland 	1-15%
Ampharos 	Farmland 	1-8%
Marill 	Farmland 	1-60%
Azumarill 	Farmland 	1-42%
Espeon 	Farmland 	1-3%
Umbreon 	Farmland 	1-3%
Mudkip 	Farmland 	1-60%
Marshtomp 	Farmland 	1-45%
Swampert 	Farmland 	1-30%
Azurill 	Farmland 	1-51%
Electrike 	Farmland 	1-19%
Manectric 	Farmland 	1-9%
Plusle 	Farmland 	1-12%
Minun 	Farmland 	1-12%
Seviper 	Farmland 	1-12%
Shinx 	Farmland 	1-33%
Luxio 	Farmland 	1-23%
Luxray 	Farmland 	1-13%
Pachirisu 	Farmland 	1-12%
Buizel 	Farmland 	1-59%
Floatzel 	Farmland 	1-40%
Leafeon 	Farmland 	1-3%
Glaceon 	Farmland 	1%
Oshawott 	Farmland 	1-25%
Dewott 	Farmland 	1-13%
Palpitoad 	Farmland 	1-69%
Seismitoad	Farmland 	1-45%
Emolga 	Farmland 	1-30%
Froakie 	Farmland 	1-22%
Frogadier 	Farmland 	1-13%
Greninja 	Farmland 	1-5%
Helioptile	Farmland 	1-22%
Heliolisk 	Farmland 	1-14%
Dedenne 	Farmland 	1-20%
Togedemaru	Farmland 	1-25%
Squirtle 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-50%
Wartortle 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-32%
Blastoise 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-5%
Magikarp 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-95%
Gyarados 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-10%
Vaporeon 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-55%
Wooper 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-75%
Quagsire 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-50%
Mudkip 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-87%
Marshtomp 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-62%
Swampert 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-37%
Buizel 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-87%
Floatzel 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-65%
Finneon 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-86%
Lumineon 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-57%
Oshawott 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-50%
Dewott 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-33%
Samurott 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-5%
Tympole 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-95%
Palpitoad 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-84%
Seismitoad	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-59%
Tirtouga 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-8%
Dewpider 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-16%
Araquanid 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-5%
== Communities ==
=== Towns ===
Newellton - 1,187
St. Joseph - 1,176
Waterproof - 688
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Ashland
Azucena
Balmoral
Crimea
Goldman
Highland
Lake Bruin
Locust Ridge
Maryland
Notnac
Saranac
Troy
Yucatan Landing
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	57 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	0 inches
Average yearly sunny days	216
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Sometime in the 1960s, a local black man in Waterproof passed away in a drowning incident. It wouldn't have been that notable, but what made it so was the headline the Houma Gazette published when reporting on it - "Waterproof Negro Drowns". This raised many questions among the locals, ranging from the typical "How did they allow that headline?" to some who asked "How did a waterproof negro drown?" Although not a headline you'll hear about often, it's rather interesting, and for the most part, really the only thing that people will likely know about Waterproof. Other than that story, it's a poor town with an interesting name. Also, the town has moved three times to escape flood waters.
* Tensas has the highest rate of Ferligatr attacks on both Pokemon and humans, fatal and non-fatal per capita, of any parish in Louisiana. Yep, even more than the South Louisiana bayou and Gulf-front parishes. Although one could point out that the parish's low population is a factor in that.
* Speaking of low population, Tensas has the highest population loss rate of any parish in Louisiana. There was a brief uptick with a number of people moving into the parish in 2005 and 2006 as refugees from New Orleans and other coastal areas after Hurricane Katrina, but other than that, the population is continuing to fall at a fast rate, one of the biggest factors is that the parish has a large elderly population, and as for those moving out? Actually a pretty small factor.
* The Pokemon center in St. Joseph has gotten a rather bad reputation in recent years. Why? Well, mainly due to the fact that many non-local trainers have had to deal with longer waiting times than what should be of a center in a town that's the size of what St. Joseph is, compared to what local residents have to. And along with that, it's being reported as of late that some of the staff are discriminative towards whites, and doubly so with Hispanics. Not really openly, but more covert. It's not a parish-wide issue, though. The center up in Newellton, 15 miles away, has had few complaints from trainers, and even those weren't related to racial discrimination at all.
* The northwest corner of the parish is part of the Big Lake State Wildlife Management Area, home to some species of Pokemon you otherwise would not find in the rest of the parish.
* For the most part, there's not really anything interesting to find in Tensas Parish other than battling like pretty much everywhere else...unless you're into catching catfish or doing some fishing for Water-types. And make sure to bring plenty of mosquito repellent. This goes for the rest of the Delta, but you'll definitely need it here. Two of the more popular fishing sites in NE Louisiana are in Tensas Parish - Lake Bruin, and Lake St. Joseph near Newellton, both of which are ox-bow lakes.
Category:Louisiana Parishes