The
Houma people are a historic
Native American tribe located in Louisiana on the east side of the
Red River of the South. Their descendants, the
United Houma Nation, have been a
state recognized tribe since 1972. According to the tribe, they have about 17,000 enrolled tribal citizens residing within a six-parish (county) service area, which encompasses 4,750 square miles. The six parishes are the following:
St. Mary,
Terrebonne,
Lafourche,
Jefferson,
Plaquemines, and
St. Bernard parishes.