Acadia Parish is named for the Acadian people who settled in Louisiana.
Created: June 30, 1886
Parish Seat:
Crowley 1886 – present
Parish Courthouse – Crowley
Location: 500 Northeast Court Circle / Parkerson Avenue
Built: 1950 – 1951
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Theodor L Perrier
Contractor: R P Farnsworth & Company
Description: The building faces south and is a three story cream colored concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Crowley. The south front has steps up to a wide second story platform at the entrance. Large wide vertical windows are along the front. Above the flat roof line is a clock. There are lower east and west wings. The courtroom is located at the southeast side and the small courtroom is located on the southwest side both on the second story. On the north side of the courthouse is the Parish Administration Office constructed in 2012. The engineer was Aucoin & Associates Inc. and the contractor was Trahan Construction Inc.
Note: The first courthouse was a two story structure built in Crowley in 1877. In 1902 the second courthouse was a two story courthouse designed by James Riely Gordon and W L Stevens and the contractor was Tom Lovell. The building burned and the third and present courthouse was constructed in 1950.
Courthouses:
N – Evangeline Parish and Saint Landry Parish
E – Saint Landry Parish and Lafayette Parish
S – Vermilion Parish
Parish Courthouse – Crowley
Parish Administration Office
Photos taken 2011 and 2019