What is the only US state divided into parishes rather than counties?

I always believed that the term Parish was a throw back to the French that originally settled the area.

Rhoda Welker Adam, NYC has five boroughs...New Mexico has 10 thousand Burros

French Huguenot ( Acadian ) influence.

Knew the answer, BTW, Lower NY has 5 boroughs as well as counties.

Ila Funkhouser, maybe people who are not from the US? The USA is not the only country with the internet, therefore it is likely that not everyone on quiz club is American. Do you know the local political divisions in the Philippines? Well why ever not?

The news reports about the state of Louisiana, always mention the word "parish" when reporting on a certain section of the state.

Mark Snyder, The state is not ruled by Napoleonic Law although there are remnants left. One of the first to go was inheritance equally between all children. My bf went through that with him & his sister's inheritance being shared equally with her son (he was adopted by his sister's parents for appearances) although his father wanted his only true son & wife to split the bulk of his estate. That was in the late '70's. Today, it's as it is anywhere else. How the will is written. That's just one of the many differences that have occurred over the years. As for guilty as charged until proven innocent, First, the Napoleonic Code doesn't say anything about innocence or guilt, or its presumption, or anything that has something to do with criminal law. That's because it's the nickname given to the french Civil Code because it was established under the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. The french "Code Civil", as any other Civil Code everywhere in the world, deals only in civil matters: property, damages, tort and the like. It has nothing to do with criminal law. The codes that deal with criminal law, and thus with presumption of guilt or innocence are the "Code Pénal" and the "Code de Procédure Pénale". From time to time, I see an urban legend about the french legal system rears its head on various sites, including this forum, and I would like to debunk it. In fact, I would very much like to see it debunked on Snopes proper, because, surprisingly, it's not listed among the Legal legends... yet. So, I will gather my (admittedly hazy) memories of the law classes I took in 1979-1980, as well as a few sites, and try to help. Here goes: Legend: In the french legal system, you are presumed guilty until proven innocent. It's written in the Napoleonic Code. Status: False, on at least two levels. First, the Napoleonic Code doesn't say anything about innocence or guilt, or its presumption, or anything that has something to do with criminal law. That's because it's the nickname given to the french Civil Code because it was established under the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte. The french "Code Civil", as any other Civil Code everywhere in the world, deals only in civil matters: property, damages, tort and the like. It has nothing to do with criminal law. The codes that deal with criminal law, and thus with presumption of guilt or innocence are the "Code Pénal" and the "Code de Procédure Pénale". You will tell me that, in fact, these are the two codes that say that people are guilty until proven innocent ? Well, you would be wrong. You see, just like the American justice system works according to the rules established in the Bill of Rights, the French justice system works under the rules established in the "Déclaration des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen", which is one of the texts cited in the various french constituions that were drafted over the years, and is thus part of said constitutions. And the Déclaration clearly states, in its ninth article that (quoting Wikipedia) "As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty, if arrest shall be deemed indispensable, all harshness not essential to the securing of the prisoner's person shall be severely repressed by law." In fact, France goes farther than the United States in protectiong the presumption of innocence. While in America, that principle is only applicable in courts, in France, since june 15th 2000, that presumption extends beyond the court. One exemple: many people were outraged here because Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the victim of a "perp walk". That's because, in his own country, he would not have been subjected to that practice. People who are arrested in a criminal case have their faces masked, either by clothes, or by having their faces blurred on TV or in pics. Their names are not given until trial day. Thank you Snopes.

Mark Snyder, how about share facts instead of personal opinions, you'll sound more intelligent.. Mississippi is far worse off than Louisiana economically, also on average there are just as many special needs children in every state.. Too make an accusation of Louisiana having the least intellectual persons, shows your education level..

Beth Jackson, I loved that show. Wish I knew where to find reruns.

It's officially settled. I love this game.

The reason I knew this answer was that I had watched an episode "The Spanish Moss Murders" in the reruns of the 1970s series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" which mentioned this info. :)

I took a vacation to New Orleans a couple years ago, so that's how I remembered that...

sandrakrobinson, so do I, Sandra!! You learn a lot from quizz club!! I love it!

Jon Pyzel, funny!!

Why was this done? What was the reason? How does it work??

Jewel , I won't hold that against you...

Jeannie Ellis, Lol!!! Very good point!!!

Ila Funkhouser, My cat didn't know, I asked both of them!!!

I really like this!😀 I'm surprised I remember some of these answers!😀🌸🐦

I enjoy the trivia games,they're seam hard but not to hard for me to get, so it makes me feel smart!

Hah😀!!! Jon Pyzel,

Dave Mac, It referred to the parish church that served the largest areas of a particular Catholic community. The French settlers were for thew most part, Catholic.

Barbara Glasper, mah yah cher yah!