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What does Louisiana call its county equivalents?

Parishes.

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  1. Townships
  2. Boroughs
  3. Parishes ✔

Why: Louisiana uses the term parish for what the Census Bureau calls county equivalents.

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Answer: Parishes. Louisiana uses the term parish for what the Census Bureau calls county equivalents.

  1. Local government in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_States
    Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses the term borough
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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