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Desoto Parish
DeSoto Parish (French language, French: ''Paroisse DeSoto'') is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1843. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 U.S. census, the population was 26,656; at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population increased to 26,812. Its parish seat is Mansfield, Louisiana, Mansfield. DeSoto Parish is part of the Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport–Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier City Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. History It is a typical misconception that the parish was named after Hernando de Soto (explorer), Hernando de Soto, the Spaniard who explored the future southeastern United States and discovered and named the Mississippi River. The parish was in fact named after the unrelated Marcel DeSoto, who led the first group of European settlers there, to a settlement historically known as Bayou Pierre. The parish's name is also com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Parishes In Louisiana
The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: ''paroisses'', Spanish: ''parroquias'') in the same manner that Alaska is divided into boroughs, and the remaining 48 other states are divided into counties. Louisiana's usage of the term "parish" for a geographic region or local government dates back to the Spanish colonial and French colonial periods. Thirty-eight parishes are governed by a council called a Police Jury. The remaining 26 have various other forms of government, including: council-president, council-manager, parish commission, and consolidated parish/city. History Louisiana was formed from French and Spanish colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic. Local colonial government was based upon parishes, as the local ecclesiastical division. Following the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the territorial legislative council divided the Territory of Orleans (the predecessor of Louisiana state) into 12 counties. The borders of these counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |