<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=264jQ8_0wAr8aKB00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=264jQ8_0wAr8aKB00" width="987" height="692" > In Louisiana, we have our own code of law, our own language, our own music, and even our own unique way of dividing up the geography of our state. The rest of the country can have their counties, we’ll keep rolling with our parishes. We have 64 parishes in Louisiana, but do you know what the very first ones were? <figure class="content-post-image alignnone" id="attachment_557699"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=29Kazd_0wAr8aKB00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=29Kazd_0wAr8aKB00" width="999" height="899" ><figcaption>Wikipedia.com </figcaption></figure><h3> These Are the Original 12 Parishes of Louisiana </h3> Louisiana was originally settled by the French in the early 18th century and later controlled by the Spanish before becoming a U.S. territory. Both the French and Spanish had different administrative systems compared to the British colonies, which used “counties.” The French Catholic Church played a significant role in governance, and territories were divided based on religious boundaries known as paroisses (parishes). These boundaries often coincided with church jurisdictions. When Louisiana was organized under French and Spanish rule, the word parish was used to describe these regions, reinforcing the influence of the church. <figure class="content-post-image alignnone" id="attachment_580536"><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0z3XWT_0wAr8aKB00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0z3XWT_0wAr8aKB00" width="1250" height="559" ><figcaption>Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook </figcaption></figure> In 1803, Louisiana had 12 parishes as defined by the Territorial Legislative Council. In 1807, German Coast Parish was divided up into a few different ones and the number rose to 19. Parishes are officially defined as “the political jurisdictions for recording land (conveyances), probate (successions), marriage, and court records in Louisiana”. Below are the original 12 parishes of Louisiana – <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Acadia Parish, Louisiana"> Acadia Parish </a></li><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attakapas_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Attakapas Parish, Louisiana"> Attakapas Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Concordia Parish, Louisiana"> Concordia Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Coast,_Orleans_Territory" rel="nofollow" title="German Coast, Orleans Territory"> German Coast Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberville_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Iberville Parish, Louisiana"> Iberville Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafourche_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Lafourche Parish, Louisiana"> Lafourche Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchitoches_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana"> Natchitoches Parish </a></li><li><a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Opelousas_Parish,_Louisiana&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" rel="nofollow" title="Opelousas Parish, Louisiana (page does not exist)"> Opelousas Parish </a></li><li><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Orleans Parish, Louisiana"> Orleans Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouachita_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Ouachita Parish, Louisiana"> Ouachita Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe_Coupee_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana"> Pointe Coupee Parish </a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapides_Parish,_Louisiana" rel="nofollow" title="Rapides Parish, Louisiana"> Rapides Parish </a></li></ul><a href="//973thedawg.com/the-original-12-parishes-of-louisiana/" rel="nofollow"> Click here to view photo gallery </a></div></body>

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These Are the Original 12 Parishes of Louisiana

We have 64 parishes in Louisiana, but do you know what the very first ones were?