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    List of parishes in Louisiana - Wikipedia

    • The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: paroisses; Spanish: parroquias), making it the only state besides Alaska to call its subdivisions something other than "counties." Louisiana's usage of the term "parish" for a geographic region or local government dates back to the French colonial and Spanish colonial periods and is con… See more

    History

    Louisiana was formed from French and Spanish colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic. Local colonial … See more

    Former parishes

    • Attakapas Parish existed from 1807 to 1811.
    • Biloxi Parish formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when it was transferred to the Mississippi Territory. … See more

    Territorial counties

    On April 10, 1805, the Territorial Council enacted a map dividing the territory into 12 counties based upon ecclesiastical districts established under Spanish rule. In 1807, the Territorial Council revised the 12-county system to c… See more

    Fictional parishes

    • In the novels Little Altars Everywhere, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, and Ya-Yas in Bloom, author Rebecca Wells created the fictional Garnet Parish.
    • The movie Steel Magnolias was said to take place in th… See more

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