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Louisiana Parishes
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Louisiana Parishes
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).
On March 31, 1807, the territorial legislature divided the state into 19 parishes, without getting rid of the
old counties (which continued to exist until 1845).
In 1811, a
constitutional convention 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, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then,
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Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Catahoula Parish History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Harrisonburg
Year Organized: 1808
Square Miles: 704 |
Court House: P.O. Box 258
Parish Courthouse
Harrisonburg, LA 71340-0258
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Etymology - Origin of Parish Name
he parish was named after the Catahoula Lake, formerly within the parish's boundaries (now within
LaSalle Parish) and named from a Tensas word meaning big, clear lake.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Catahoula Parish was created on March 23, 1808, as an Original Parish and the parish was named after the Catahoula
Lake, formerly within the parish's boundaries (now within LaSalle Parish) and named from a Tensas word meaning big,
clear lake. The Parish seat is Harrisonburg. There was a total records destruction in the early 1900's due to unkown
causes.
Neighboring Parishes:
- Northeast: Franklin Parish; Tensas Parish
- Southeast: Concordia Parish
- South: Avoyelles Parish
- West: La Salle Parish
- Northwest: Caldwell Parish
Cities and Towns:
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- Harrisonburg
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Incorporated Area |
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- Jonesville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sicily Island |
village |
Incorporated Area |
Parish Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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