St. Martin Parish

English

Etymology

Named after Saint Martin of Tours.

Proper noun

St. Martin Parish

  1. one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, USA, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Its parish seat is in St. Martinville.

Usage notes

The parish was divided into two unconnected parts when Iberia Parish was created, apparently due to a surveying error.

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