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What is the difference between a county and a parish in Louisiana?
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a Parish is a ecclesiastical subdivision of a county, it is a district assigned to a particular church, a parish council is a body administering local affairs. A County is an administration division of a country
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What is a parish in Louisiana?
The equivalent of a county.
You live in Louisiana what county do you live in?
Iberia Parish
Is Jefferson parish a county?
Yes, counties are called parishes in Louisiana.
How did Sabine Parish get its name?
Sabine Parish, Louisiana was named after the Sabine River. The Sabine River is the border between Louisiana and Texas.
What Louisiana Parish is Vidalia In?
Vidalia is in Concordia Parish
What is a parish in Louisiana?
The equivalent of a county.
What county is New Orleans Louisiana in?
It's not in any county, because Louisiana doesn't havecounties, it has parishes. New Orleans is in the parish of Orleans.
You live in Louisiana what county do you live in?
Iberia Parish
What is a county in Louisiana?
Caldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell Parish
Is Jefferson parish a county?
Yes, counties are called parishes in Louisiana.
In what county is Louisiana?
Caldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell ParishCaldwell Parish
Which district is Erath Louissiana located?
Erath Louisiana is located in the parish of Vermilion. A parish in Louisiana is comparable to a county or district in other states. A parish usually consist of a small district comprised of its own church and preacher.
How did Sabine Parish get its name?
Sabine Parish, Louisiana was named after the Sabine River. The Sabine River is the border between Louisiana and Texas.
What county is Montego Bay Jamaica in?
Montego Bay, Jamaica is located in St. James Parish. Parish is the equivalent of an American county, and in fact, the term is utilized in Louisiana, as well.
What part of speech is parish?
"Parish" is a noun - it describes an area served by a church, and is the name for the political areas in Louisiana that correspond to other state's 'county'. Louisiana was once a French colony, which explains a lot.
What county in Louisiana has the smallest population?
According to census.gov, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, has the most population at 430,317 people in 2007.
What taxes pay for police?
The State Police and Highway Patrol are funded by the state, City Police are funded by the city, or in the case of small towns they contract out to the County Sheriff and have Deputy Sheriffs as their law enforcement. The County Sheriff is funded by the County, or in the case of Louisiana the Parish Police / Parish Sheriff are funded by the Parish.
