River Parish News

27.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Laplace in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 4 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 29,232.

86.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,701	13.9
Regular high school diploma	5,537	28.6
GED or alternative credential	987	5.1
Some college, less than 1 year	1,236	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,610	18.6
Associate's degree	1,597	8.2
Bachelor's degree	2,435	12.6
Master's degree	1,043	5.4
Professional school degree	132	0.7
Doctorate degree	116	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.