1. In Louisiana, a governmental subdivision analogous to a county in other U.S. states. [Cases: Counties
1. C.J.S. Counties §§ 2–4.]
2. Eccles. law. A division of a town or district, subject to the ministry of one pastor.
district parish. Eccles. law. A geographical division of an English parish made by the Crown’s commissioners for the building of new churches for worship, celebration of marriages, christenings, and burials.