WELCOME TO ST. JAMES PARISH 5800 Highway 44 · Courthouse 3rd Floor · Convent, LA · 70723 Phone: (225) 562-2320 · Fax: (225) 562-2430 Contact Us Map Us St. James Parish formed a part of "Comte' d'Acadie" or County of Acadia, composed of the old ecclesiastical parishes of St. James and "The Ascension", referred to as the First and Second Acadian Coasts. The land of the parish is chiefly alluvial with some wooded lowlands and coast marshes. Game and fish abound in the streams and swamplands of St. James Parish. Perique tobacco grows only in this parish, along the Mississippi River. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • 4-H • About the Parish • Advisory Leadership Councils • AgCenter Newsletters • Agriculture • Family & Consumer Sciences • Parish Profile • Personnel • News • Parish Calendar PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • For Sale Publications • Management Guides • Publications Catalog • 4-H Jumblelaya • Bugs, Bugs, Bugs • Clover Connections • Horticulture Hints • Lagniappe Fisheries • Ornamental Update • Wildlife News   LATEST St. James Youth Excel in Livestock Projects on Parish, District and State Level Mason Matirne Chosen as Louisiana Young Ag Producer Participant 2011 St. James Parish 4-H Pet Show and Paws for Poetry Results St. James Parish 4-H Idol Conditioning Your Warm-Season Lawn for Winter 2011-2012 4-H Calendar of Events and Local List 4-H Jumblelaya Newsletters: 2011-2012 4-H Day at the Capitol St. James Parish 4-H'ers Attend 4-H University 2011 4-H Achievement Day Held at Lutcher High School - Hundreds of Youth Recognized Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods