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The U.S. state
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A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
 is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States
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The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 are divided into counties
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 (Alaska
Alaska

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 is divided into borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
s and census areas).

Louisiana was formed from French
France

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 and Spanish
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 colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic. Consequently, local government was based upon parishes, as the local ecclesiastical division. Following the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of the French territory Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million French franc plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs , a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana territory....
 in 1803, the Territorial Legislative Council divided the Territory of Orleans (the predecessor of Louisiana state) into twelve counties.






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The U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Louisiana
Louisiana

The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
 is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 are divided into counties
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 (Alaska
Alaska

Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....
 is divided into borough
Borough

A borough is an administrative division of various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
s and census areas).

Louisiana was formed from French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 and Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic. Consequently, local government was based upon parishes, as the local ecclesiastical division. Following the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of the French territory Louisiana in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million French franc plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs , a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana territory....
 in 1803, the Territorial Legislative Council divided the Territory of Orleans (the predecessor of Louisiana state) into twelve counties. The borders of these counties were poorly defined, but they roughly coincided with the colonial parishes, and hence used the same names.

On March 31, 1807, the territorial legislature divided the state into 19 parishes, without getting rid of the old counties (which continued to exist until 1845). In 1811, a constitutional convention was held to prepare for Louisiana's admission into the Union. This organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes.

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Defunct parishes

  1. Biloxi Parish
    Biloxi Parish, Louisiana

    Biloxi Parish is a former List of parishes in Louisiana of Louisiana, formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of West Florida was transferred to Mississippi Territory....
     formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of the former West Florida area was transferred to Mississippi Territory.
  2. Carroll Parish
    Carroll Parish, Louisiana

    Carroll Parish is a former List of parishes in Louisiana of Louisiana, formed in 1838 from part of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It was divided in 1877 into East Carroll Parish, Louisiana and West Carroll Parish, Louisiana....
     formed in 1838 from part of Ouachita Parish. In 1877, it was divided into East Carroll Parish and West Carroll Parish.
  3. Feliciana Parish
    Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

    Feliciana Parish is a former List of parishes in Louisiana of Louisiana, formed in 1810 from West Florida territory. It was divided in 1824 into East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana and West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana....
     formed in 1810 from West Florida territory. In 1824, it was divided in 1824 into East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish.
  4. Pascagoula Parish
    Pascagoula Parish, Louisiana

    Pascagoula Parish is a former List of parishes in Louisiana of Louisiana, formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of West Florida was transferred to Mississippi Territory....
     formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of the former West Florida area was transferred to Mississippi Territory.
  5. Warren Parish
    Warren Parish, Louisiana

    Warren Parish is a former List of parishes in Louisiana of Louisiana, formed in 1811 from parts of Concordia Parish. The parish was located in parts of present day Madison and East Carroll Parishes....
     formed in 1811 from part of Concordia Parish, and merged into Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish in 1814.


Counties

The thirteen counties defined by the Territorial Legislative Council in 1803 were:
  1. Acadia County
  2. Attakapas County
  3. Concordia County
  4. German Coast County
  5. Iberville County
  6. Lafourche County
  7. Natchitoches County
  8. Opelousas County
  9. Orleans County
  10. Ouachita County
  11. Pointe Coupee County
  12. Rapides County


In addition, Feliciana County was established in 1810 from West Florida
West Florida

West Florida was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico, which underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history....
 territory.

Fictional parishes

  • In the novel
    Novel

    File:2009 stapelweise Neuerscheinungen im Buchladen.JPGA novel is today a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern Romance and in the tradition of the novella....
    s Little Altars Everywhere
    Little Altars Everywhere

    Little Altars Everywhere chronicles the adventures of the Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood - four eccentric women - and their children, affectionately called the Petites Ya-Yas....
    , Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a novel written by Rebecca Wells. It tells a different version of the events described in Little Altars Everywhere....
    , and Ya-Yas in Bloom, author Rebecca Wells
    Rebecca Wells

    Rebecca Wells is an American playwright and author. She is best known for her Ya-Ya series of novels.Rebecca Wells, actress, playwright, and author of two New York Times bestsellers, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Little Altars Everywhere, was born in Louisiana....
     created the fictional "Garnet Parish".
  • The movie Steel Magnolias
    Steel Magnolias

    Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling , is a 1987 off-Broadway Play , made into a film in 1989. Based on the author's experience with the death of his sister, Steel Magnolias is a comedy-drama about the bond among a group of Southern United States women in northwest Louisiana....
     was said to take place in the fictional "Chinquapin Parish".
  • Part of Walter Jon Williams
    Walter Jon Williams

    Walter Jon Williams is an American writer, primarily of science fiction.Several of Williams' novels have a distinct cyberpunk feel to them, notably Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind....
    ' novel The Rift is set in the fictional Spottswood Parish.
  • HBO's True Blood
    True Blood

    True Blood is an Television in the United States Drama created and Executive producer#Television by Alan Ball . It is based on the Sookie Stackhouse book series by Charlaine Harris....
     takes place in the fictional "Renard Parish"