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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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Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Claiborne Parish History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Homer
Year Organized: 1828
Square Miles: 755 |
Court House: P.O. Box 270
Parish Courthouse
Homer, LA 71040-0270
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Etymology - Origin of Parish Name
the parish was named in honor of Governor of Louisiana William C. C. Claiborne.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Claiborne Parish was created from Natchitoches Parish by Act No. 42 of the Louisiana General Assembly approved March
13, 1828, from Natchitoches Parish and the parish was named in honor of Governor of Louisiana William C. C. Claiborne.
The parish seats have been located in Russellville (1828-1836), Overton (1836-1846, in present day Webster Parish),
Athens (1846-1849), now known as Old Athens), and Homer (1849-present). The courthouse at Old Athens along with all
parish records were destroyed by fire on November 6, 1849. The Parish seat is Homer. In 1849, Homer was chosen as the
parish seat and the first courthouse was in such poor condition that lawyers and their clients had to camp out in the
neighboring woods. The current courthouse was built in 1860.
Neighboring Parishes:
- Northeast: Union County, Ark.
- East: Union Parish
- Southeast: Lincoln Parish
- South: Bienville Parish
- Southwest: Webster Parish
- Northwest: Columbia County, Ark.
Cities and Towns:
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- Athens |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Haynesville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Homer
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lisbon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
Parish Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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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