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Published Soil Surveys for Louisiana

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

PDF files require Acrobat Reader.
Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

terry.barron@la.usda.gov

or

State Conservationist
3737 Government Street
Alexandria, LA 71302-3727
Phone: 318-473-7751
FAX: 318-473-7626

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Acadia Parish 1903 No No No No
Acadia Parish 1962 No No No No
Acadia Parish 2006 No Yes Yes No
Acadia Parish Current No No No Yes
Allen Parish 1980 Yes Yes Yes No
Allen Parish Current No No No Yes
Ascension Parish 1976 No Yes Yes No
Ascension Parish Current No No No Yes
Assumption Parish 1978 Yes No No No
Assumption Parish Current No No No Yes
Avoyelles Parish 1986 No Yes Yes No
Avoyelles Parish Current No No No Yes
Beauregard Parish 1928 No No No No
Beauregard Parish 2002 Yes Yes No No
Beauregard Parish Current No No No Yes
Bienville Parish 1909 No No No No
Bienville Parish 2002 No Yes Yes No
Bienville Parish Current No No No Yes
Bossier Parish 1962 No No No No
Bossier Parish Current No No No Yes
Caddo Parish 1906 No No No No
Caddo Parish 1980 Yes Yes Yes No
Caddo Parish Current No No No Yes
Calcasieu Parish 1988 Yes Yes Yes No
Calcasieu Parish Current No No No Yes
Caldwell Parish 1990 No Yes Yes No
Caldwell Parish Current No No No Yes
Cameron Parish 1995 Yes Yes Yes No
Cameron Parish Current No No No Yes
Catahoula Parish 1986 No Yes Yes No
Catahoula Parish Current No No No Yes
Claiborne Parish 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Claiborne Parish Current No No No Yes
Concordia Parish 1911 No No No No
Concordia Parish 1988 No Yes Yes No
Concordia Parish Current No No No Yes
DeSoto Parish 1904 No No No No
DeSoto Parish 1991 No Yes Yes No
DeSoto Parish Current No No No Yes
East Baton Rouge Parish 1906 No No No No
East Baton Rouge Parish 1968 No No No No
East Baton Rouge Parish Current No No No Yes
East Carroll and West Carroll Parishes 1908 No No No No
East Carroll Parish 1988 Yes No No No
East Carroll Parish Current No No No Yes
East Feliciana Parish 1913 No No No No
East Feliciana Parish 2001 Yes No No No
East Feliciana Parish Current No No No Yes
Evangeline Parish 1974 Yes Yes Yes No
Evangeline Parish Current No No No Yes
Feliciana Parish, East and West 2001 Yes No No No
Franklin Parish 1981 No Yes Yes No
Franklin Parish Current No No No Yes
Grant Parish 1986 No Yes Yes No
Grant Parish Current No No No Yes
Iberia Parish 1912 No No No No
Iberia Parish 1978 No Yes Yes No
Iberia Parish Current No No No Yes
Iberville Parish 1977 No Yes Yes No
Iberville Parish Current No No No Yes
Jackson Parish 1999 Yes No No No
Jackson Parish Current No No No Yes
Jefferson Davis Parish 2003 No Yes Yes No
Jefferson Davis Parish Current No No No Yes
Jefferson Parish 1983 Yes Yes Yes No
Jefferson Parish Current No No No Yes
La Salle Parish 1920 No No No No
La Salle Parish 1991 Yes Yes Yes No
La Salle Parish Current No No No Yes
Lafayette Parish 1916 No No No No
Lafayette Parish 1977 Yes Yes Yes No
Lafayette Parish Current No No No Yes
Lafourche Parish 1984 No Yes Yes No
Lafourche Parish Current No No No Yes
Lake Charles Area 1901 No No No No
Lincoln Parish 1909 No No No No
Lincoln Parish 1996 Yes No No No
Lincoln Parish Current No No No Yes
Livingston Parish 1931 No No No No
Livingston Parish 1991 No Yes Yes No
Livingston Parish Current No No No Yes
Madison Parish 1982 No Yes Yes No
Madison Parish Current No No No Yes
Morehouse Parish 1985 No Yes Yes No
Morehouse Parish Current No No No Yes
Natchitoches Parish 1925 No No No No
Natchitoches Parish 1990 No Yes Yes No
Natchitoches Parish Current No No No Yes
New Orleans Area 1903 No No No No
Orleans Parish 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Orleans Parish Current No No No Yes
Ouachita Parish 1903 No No No No
Ouachita Parish 1974 No Yes Yes No
Ouachita Parish Current No No No Yes
Plaquemines Parish 2000 Yes No No No
Plaquemines Parish Current No No No Yes
Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge Parishes 1982 Yes No No No
Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge Parishes Current No No No Yes
Pointe Coupee Parish 1982 Yes Yes No No
Pointe Coupee Parish Current No No No Yes
Rapides Parish 1918 No No No No
Rapides Parish 1980 No Yes Yes No
Rapides Parish Current No No No Yes
Red River Parish 1980 Yes Yes Yes No
Red River Parish Current No No No Yes
Richland Parish 1993 Yes No Yes No
Richland Parish Current No No No Yes
Sabine Parish 1922 No No No No
Sabine Parish 1997 Yes No No No
Sabine Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Bernard Parish 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
St. Bernard Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Charles Parish 1987 Yes Yes Yes No
St. Charles Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Helena Parish 1996 Yes Yes No No
St. Helena Parish Current No No No Yes
St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes 1973 No No No No
St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes Current No No No Yes
St. James Parish 1973 No No No No
St. James Parish Current No No No Yes
St. John the Baptist Parish 1973 No No No No
St. John the Baptist Parish 2009 No No Yes No
St. John the Baptist Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Landry Parish 1986 No Yes Yes No
St. Landry Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Martin Parish 1919 No No No No
St. Martin Parish 1977 No Yes Yes No
St. Martin Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Mary Parish 1959 No Yes No No
St. Mary Parish 2007 No Yes Yes No
St. Mary Parish Current No No No Yes
St. Tammany Parish 1990 No Yes Yes No
St. Tammany Parish Current No No No Yes
Tangipahoa Parish 1905 No No No No
Tangipahoa Parish 1990 Yes Yes Yes No
Tangipahoa Parish Current No No No Yes
Tensas Parish 1968 No Yes Yes No
Tensas Parish 2006 No Yes Yes No
Tensas Parish Current No No No Yes
Terrebonne Parish 1960 No Yes Yes No
Terrebonne Parish 2007 No Yes Yes No
Terrebonne Parish Current No No No Yes
Union Parish 1997 Yes Yes No No
Union Parish Current No No No Yes
Vermilion Parish 1996 Yes Yes Yes No
Vermilion Parish Current No No No Yes
Vernon Parish 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
Vernon Parish Current No No No Yes
Washington Parish 1925 No No No No
Washington Parish 1997 No Yes Yes No
Washington Parish Current No No No Yes
Webster Parish 1916 No No No No
Webster Parish 1998 Yes No No No
Webster Parish Current No No No Yes
West Baton Rouge Parish 1977 Yes No No No
West Baton Rouge Parish Current No No No Yes
West Carroll Parish 1977 No Yes Yes No
West Carroll Parish Current No No No Yes
West Feliciana Parish 2001 Yes No No No
West Feliciana Parish Current No No No Yes
Winn Parish Parish 1907 No No No No
Winn Parish Parish 1998 Yes No No No
Winn Parish Parish Current No No No Yes