re: 5A Coaches' All State

There are nine districts (statewide) in 5A football. Eight of them are from the southern half of the state. It's where the greater portion of the population lives. I'd guess at least half of the population lives in the N.O. Metro area and BR Metro area.


District breakdowns, as per The Advocate:



Here are the basic districts approved for 2009-10 and 2010-11 by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s executive committee last week.

CLASS 5A*

District 1
Airline, C.E. Byrd, Captain Shreve, Southwood

District 2
Natchitoches Central, Ouachita, Pineville, West Monroe

District 3
Acadiana, Barbe, Lafayette, LaGrange, Sulphur

District 4
Carencro, Comeaux, New Iberia, St. Thomas More, Westgate

District 5
Baton Rouge (CNF), Catholic-BR, Central, Denham Springs, Live Oak, Scotlandville, St. Josephs Academy (AG), Walker, Zachary

District 6
Destrehan, Dutchtown, East Ascension, East St. John, Hahnville, St. Amant

District 7
Covington, Fontainebleau, Hammond, Mandeville, Northshore, Ponchatoula, Slidell, St. Paul’s, St. Scholastica (AG)

District 8
Assumption, H.L. Bourgeois, Central Lafourche, South Lafourche, South Terrebonne, Terrebonne, Thibodeaux

District 9
Bonnabel, Chalmette, John Ehret, L.W. Higgins, Grace King, West Jefferson

District 10
Academy Of Our Lady (AG), Archbishop Chapelle (AG), Archbishop Rummel, Archbishop Shaw, Brother Martin, Dominican (AG), Jesuit, Mt. Carmel (AG), St. Augustine

*District 1 and 2 combined for football only