WELCOME TO ST. MARY PARISH 500 Main St · Franklin, LA · 70538 - 6199 Phone: (337) 828-4100 · Fax: (337) 828-0616 Contact Us Map Us St. Mary Parish is southeast of Lafayette and northwest of New Orleans, nestled between the Atchafalaya River Basin and the Gulf of Mexico. The parish was created in 1811 when Attakapas County was split into two separate parishes by the Legislature of the New Orleans Territory. St. Mary Parish is rich in agriculture, seafood and industry. There is something for everyone to enjoy in this diverse parish. Antebellum homes, swamp gardens, swamp tours, an aviation museum, festivals and fairs are just the start. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • Calendar • 4-H • Agriculture • Contact Us • Family & Consumer Sciences • Fisheries / Coastal • Horticulture • Parish Profile • News PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • For Sale Publications • Management Guides • Publications Catalog • 4-H Looking Over the Clover • Talkin' Horses • Clover Connections • Horticulture Hints • Lagniappe Fisheries • Living Well • Nutrition News • Wildlife News   LATEST St. Mary Parish Profile 2012 St. Mary 4-H Club Enrollment Cards for 2011-2012 2011 St. Mary Parish 4-H Harvest Cookery Contest 2011-2012 Looking Over the Clover Newsletters St. Mary 4-H'ers Attend Area Cookery Contest St. Mary 4-H'ers Attend 2011 4-H University Horticulture Publication Links Louisiana Wildlife News Plant Disease Management Guide Other Natural Resource sites Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods