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Because they're parishes, not counties.

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What state has no counties?

Louisiana has no counties. Louisiana calls them parishes.


What are counties in louisiana called?

Counties in Louisiana are called parishes and it is the only state with parishes.


How many counties in Kansas and Louisiana?

There are 105 counties in Kansas. Louisiana does not have counties. Louisiana has Parishes. Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes.


What states do not have counties?

Louisiana and Alaska. Louisiana has parishes and I believe Alaska calls those political divisions boroughs.


How many parishes are there in Arkansas?

None, Parishes are only terms used in Louisiana. We call them Counties here and there are 75.


What is the total number of counties in Louisiana?

There are no Counties in Louisiana, we have Parishes and we have 64 of them.


What state has parishes instead of counties?

You mean "What US state has parishes not counties"; and the answer is Louisiana.


Why does Louisiana have parishes not counties?

Louisiana was founded by the Spanish and French governments which were mostly Roman Catholic. Louisiana was broken up into "church" parishes. Later on, counties were added and some of the parishes became counties, but the boundaries of the "county" lines were rather changeable. So, later on, the parishes were reinstated.


Do Louisiana have countries?

No. Nor does it have Counties. It has Parishes.


What state's counties are called parishes?

Louisiana.


Which state is divided onto parishes?

Louisiana uses parishes instead of counties.


How many parishes in Louisiana?

In Louisiana, counties are actually called parishes. There are 64 in the state.