Guess so. I didn't know learn that Lousiana had a different word for 'county' in american history either. That knowledge came sometime later. Guess some of us just aren't as all knowing as others.
I had extremely good history courses in HS and college, and I didn't learn about 'parishes' until news coverage about a hurricane years after I was out of school....
Louisiana is exceptional in many ways. Some good and some bad. The fishing is good.