These Are The 10 Best Places In Louisiana To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Louisiana who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Louisiana, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Pelican State:

1. Port Allen (Photos)
2. Westwego (Photos)
3. Harahan (Photos)
4. Breaux Bridge (Photos)
5. Broussard (Photos)
6. Richwood
7. Carencro (Photos)
8. Youngsville (Photos)
9. Grambling (Photos)
10. Jeanerette (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Louisiana. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Louisiana in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Louisiana in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Louisiana have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Louisiana.

1. Port Allen

Population: 5,150
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.65
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.11
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.65
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.11

2. Westwego

Population: 8,531
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.03
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.74
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.03
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.03

3. Harahan

Population: 9,324
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.44
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.5
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.44
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.44

4. Breaux Bridge

Population: 8,232
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.68
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.97
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.29
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.09

5. Broussard

Population: 9,041
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.08
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.44
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.64
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.22

6. Richwood

Population: 5,846
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.13
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.86
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.26
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.37

7. Carencro

Population: 8,084
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.94
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.99
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.42
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.99

8. Youngsville

Population: 9,358
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.24
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.39
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.41
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.78

9. Grambling

Population: 5,015
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.19
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.8
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.96
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.39

10. Jeanerette

Population: 5,547
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.52
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.9
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.82
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.26

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Louisiana where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Louisiana with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Alexandria (Photos)
2. New Iberia (Photos)
3. Houma (Photos)
4. Lake Charles (Photos)
5. Kenner (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Louisiana To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Port Allen	5,150
2	Westwego	8,531
3	Harahan	9,324
4	Breaux Bridge	8,232
5	Broussard	9,041
6	Richwood	5,846
7	Carencro	8,084
8	Youngsville	9,358
9	Grambling	5,015
10	Jeanerette	5,547
11	Ponchatoula	6,751
12	Scott	8,775
13	St. Martinville	6,109
14	Gretna	17,801
15	Plaquemine	7,055
16	Leesville	6,656
17	Baker	13,838
18	Mansfield	5,012
19	Patterson	6,100
20	Denham Springs	10,148
21	Franklin	7,483
22	St. Gabriel	6,796
23	Walker	6,176
24	Covington	9,151
25	Pineville	14,486
26	Mandeville	12,102
27	West Monroe	13,073
28	Abbeville	12,341
29	Gonzales	10,137
30	Donaldsonville	7,507
31	Marksville	5,635
32	Ville Platte	7,336
33	Central	27,505
34	Sulphur	20,275
35	Zachary	15,579
36	Springhill	5,239
37	Deridder	10,846
38	Tallulah	7,267
39	Jennings	10,265
40	Rayne	7,984
41	Hammond	20,207
42	Ruston	22,149
43	Eunice	10,325
44	Minden	12,988
45	Natchitoches	18,460
46	Crowley	13,219
47	Houma	33,807
48	Bastrop	11,075
49	Bogalusa	12,071
50	Thibodaux	14,570
51	Opelousas	16,668
52	Slidell	27,372
53	Oakdale	7,741
54	Alexandria	47,983
55	New Iberia	30,750
56	Kenner	66,926
57	Central	27,505
58	Lake Charles	73,503
59	Monroe	49,455
60	Central	27,505
61	Scott	8,775
62	Central	27,505
63	Lafayette	123,528
64	Baton Rouge	229,353
65	Shreveport	200,692
66	Central	27,505
67	New Orleans	368,471