No, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, was not included in the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, only applied to states and regions in rebellion against the Union, specifically targeting areas of the Confederacy. Louisiana was partially occupied by Union forces at the time, but Ascension Parish was not among the areas where the proclamation had direct effect.
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