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In 1838, Caddo Parish was created from Natchitoches, as were Madison and Caldwell parishes in the east. In 1839, Union Parish was formed from Ouachita, and Calcasieu was formed from St. Landry in 1840. Five parishes were created in 1843: Bossier, DeSoto, Franklin, Sabine, and Tensas.
The Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks is one of the Guilds of the City of London. It has no livery, because "in the 16th century, the Parish Clerks declined to take the Livery on the grounds that the surplice was older than the Livery and was the proper garb of members of the Company." [1] It is not, therefore, technically a livery company ...
St. John the Baptist Parish ( SJBP, French: Paroisse de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 42,477. [ 1] The parish seat is Edgard, [ 2] an unincorporated area, and the largest city is LaPlace, which is also unincorporated. St. John the Baptist Parish was established in ...
Website. Claiborne Parish Government. Claiborne Parish ( French: Paroisse de Claiborne) is a parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1828, [1] and was named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,170. [2]
Beauregard Parish (French: Paroisse de Beauregard) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,549. [1] The parish seat is DeRidder. [2] The parish was formed on January 1, 1913. [3] Beauregard Parish comprises the DeRidder, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area. The governing body is by the ...
Lafayette ( / ˌlæfiːˈɛt, ˌlɑːf -/, French: [lafajɛt]) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, [3] located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; [4] the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in ...
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] The population was 6,303 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 8,145 in 2000. The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town", in reference to its relatively flat topography in contrast to the more hilly terrain ...
DeSoto Parish (Spanish: Parroquia de DeSoto; French: Paroisse DeSoto) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1843. [1] At the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 26,812. [2] Its parish seat is Mansfield. [3] DeSoto Parish is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area.