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unusual facts about parish seat



Richard Cleveland Drew

The Drew family was among the original 19th century settlers of the future Webster Parish, of which Minden is the parish seat.


see also

Amite

Amite City, Louisiana, town in and the parish seat of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States

Castle of Alcoutim

Built in the 13th century, the castle stands in a dominant position on a hill south of the parish seat of Alcoutim on the right bank of the San Marcos River (tributary of the Guadiana River), opposite the territory of SanlĂșcar de Guadiana (in Spain).

Guaduas

In 1696, Guadas became a parish seat, thanks to a charter from King Charles II.

Washington, Louisiana

During the American Civil War, the Thirteenth Connecticut, part of Union General Nathaniel P. Banks's forces, occupied Washington, then larger than the parish seat of Opelousas.