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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.
Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, and 304 cities, towns, and villages. [2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population.
The Louisiana Parishes section of the gazetteer lists the cities, towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions for each of the 64 Louisiana Parishes. Also see Louisiana Parish: ZIP Codes | Physical, Cultural & Historical Features | Census Data | Land, Farms, & Ranches.
List of parishes in Louisiana. The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas). Thirty-eight parishes are governed by a council called the Police Jury.
The Orleans Parish in Louisiana is one of four consolidated city-parishes in the state, meaning the parish is coterminous with the city of New Orleans. New Orleans is the most populous city in Louisiana, and it is the third-largest parish in the state.
A map of Louisiana Parishes with Parish seats and a satellite image of Louisiana with Parish outlines.
This project will document parishes, cities and towns throughout Louisiana along with the people and families for which they were named and that were instrumental in their inception.
