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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. The 19 original parishes were joined by Catahoula Parish in 1808.
A map showing the geographical extent of the Plaquemine cultural period and some of its major sites. Map of the Caddoan Mississippian culture and some important sites. The Mississippian period in Louisiana saw the emergence of the Plaquemine and Caddoan Mississippian cultures. This was the period when extensive maize agriculture was adopted.
Town, Parish Parish Notes; 87000849 Acadia Plantation: May 29, 1987: Thibodaux: Lafourche: Demolished 2010 83000554 Afton Villa Gardens: February 24, 1983: St. Francisville: West Feliciana: House destroyed by fire in 1963. Gardens and ruins open daily, March 1 to June 30 & October 1 to December 1. 91001046 Aillet House: August 9, 1991: Port ...
Attakapas Parish was formally created from the Attakapas and Opelousas districts in 1805 by Governor William C. C. Claiborne. [3] It occupied the triangle between the Mermentau River on the west, the Atchafalaya River on the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. [4] In 1811, the parish was divided into St. Martin and St. Mary parishes. As ...
Union Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Union) is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. [1] The parish seat is Farmerville. [2] The parish was created on March 13, 1839, from a section of Ouachita Parish.
Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (the equivalent of counties in most other states). [257] List of parishes in Louisiana; Louisiana census statistical areas; Most parishes have an elected government known as the Police Jury, [258] dating from the colonial days. It is the legislative and executive government of the parish, and is elected by ...
Ouachita Parish (French: Paroisse d'Ouachita) is a parish located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,368. [1] The parish seat and largest city is Monroe. [2] The parish was formed in 1807. [3] Ouachita Parish is part of the Monroe, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oakland, Union Parish, Louisiana is a former community in northern Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. About one mile south of the Arkansas state line, it is 18 miles (29 km) north of Farmerville and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Marion. It was also known as Union Cross Roads and Springhill or Spring Hill.