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Parish

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003625

An administrative division in Louisiana, equivalent to a county in other U.S. states, serving as a local governmental unit. It has its own governing body, typically a police jury or parish council, which oversees local services and administration. Louisiana is the only U.S. state that uses parishes instead of counties.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003625
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "An administrative division in Louisiana, equivalent to a county in other U.S. states, serving as a local governmental unit. It has its own governing body, typically a police jury or parish council, which oversees local services and administration. Louisiana is the only U.S. state that uses parishes instead of counties.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/parish/"
}

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