List of parishes in Louisiana

The  of  is divided into 64  in the same way that 48 of the other states of the are divided into  ( is divided into s and s).

Louisiana was formed from and  colonies, which were both officially. Consequently, local government was based upon parishes, as the local ecclesiastical division. Following the in 1803, the Territorial Legislative Council divided  (the predecessor of Louisiana state) into twelve counties. The borders of these counties were poorly defined, but they roughly coincided with the colonial parishes, and hence used the same names.

On, , 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 was held to prepare for Louisiana's admission into the Union. This 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 for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes.

Alphabetical listing

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Defunct parishes

 * 1) formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of the former West Florida area was transferred to Mississippi Territory.
 * 2) formed in 1838 from part of Ouachita Parish. In 1877, it was divided into East Carroll Parish and West Carroll Parish.
 * 3) formed in 1810 from West Florida territory. In 1824, it was divided in 1824 into East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish.
 * 4) formed in 1811 from West Florida territory. It was eliminated in 1812 when part of the former West Florida area was transferred to Mississippi Territory.
 * 5) formed in 1811 from part of Concordia Parish, and merged into Concordia Parish and Ouachita Parish in 1814.

Counties
The thirteen counties defined by the Territorial Legislative Council in 1803 were:

In addition, was established in 1810 from  territory.

Fictional parishes
In the , author  created the fictional "St. Odo of Cluny Parish".

In the s ', ', and Ya-Yas in Bloom, author created the fictional "Garnet Parish".

The movie was said to take place in the fictional "Chinquapin Parish".