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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 parish, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes.
There are listings in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1]
The archdiocese encompasses eight civil parishes in Louisiana: St. Bernard, Jefferson (except Grand Isle) [note 1], Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, and Washington. As of 2024, the archdiocese has 111 parishes and eight missions organized into ten deaneries.. [2]
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]
Lake Charles is the fifth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state.
Louisiana issues official burn ban in 18 parishes, what does this mean for residents?
Some History of St. Landry Parish from the 1690s. Opelousas: (The Opelousas) Daily World. OCLC 5581766. Harper, John N. (2018). Mississippi Valley Mélange: A Collection of Notes and Documents for the Genealogy and History of the Province of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Provincial Press. OCLC 35289153.
Parishes in Louisiana are the equivalent of counties in other U.S. states. For church buildings or congregations see Category:Churches in Louisiana . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parishes of Louisiana .