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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,
the official term has been parishes. |
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DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
DeSoto Parish History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Mansfield
Year Organized: 1843
Square Miles: 877
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Court House: P.O. Box 898
Parish Courthouse
Mansfield, LA 71052-0898
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Etymology - Origin of Parish Name
the parish was named in honor of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
De Soto Parish was created on 1843, from Natchitoches and Caddo Parishes and the parish was named in honor of
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. The Parish seat is Mansfield.
Neighboring Parishes:
- North: Caddo Parish
- East: Red River Parish
- Southeast: Natchitoches Parish; Sabine Parish
- Southwest: Shelby County, Tex.
- West: Panola County, Tex.
Cities and Towns:
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- Grand Cane |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Keachi |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Logansport |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Longstreet |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mansfield
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- South Mansfield |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Stanley |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Stonewall |
town |
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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