[Magdalen] Canadian Ridings

[Roger Stokes]

On 21/10/2015 00:58, ME Michaud wrote:
> While we're at it, why are counties in Louisiana called parishes?

Remember that Louisiana was French and Spanish so was essentially RC.  
That Church divided the area into parishes so why reinvent the wheel 
when you want civil divisions?  In much of England, partocularly the 
more rural areas, we still have civil parishes with some minor local 
authority.

Roger