Meanings
proper noun
- One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Opelousas.
The suspect is the 21-year-old son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff’s deputy and may have been influenced by “black metal” music and its “associated history with church burnings,” the state fire marshal’s office said.
2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021
Origin
Named after Saint Landry of Paris.
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APA
St. Landry Parish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St.%20Landry%20Parish
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“St. Landry Parish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St.%20Landry%20Parish. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “St. Landry Parish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/St.%20Landry%20Parish.
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