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Region in Louisiana, United States
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Florida Parishes is a region in the eastern part of Louisiana, running from the east bank of the Mississippi River to the Mississippi state line. It includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and the area on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, just north of Greater New Orleans.
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Interstate 10 comes in from the west to Baton Rouge and from the east to Slidell. I-55 comes south from Jackson, Mississippi, and I-59 comes southwest from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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Mandeville is a small city in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana. It is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, in St.
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