List of parishes in Louisiana. The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: paroisses) in the same way that 48 other states of the United States are divided into counties. Alaska, the other exception, is divided into boroughs and census areas instead. Forty-one parishes are governed by a council called the Police Jury.
For more on the phenomenon, and other insights into longevity, check out The Longevity Project here. In a study published this past May in the journal Aging, researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Yeshiva University pinpointed several personality traits linked to a longer lifespan.
Running the Gamut. Multiple genes and, therefore, multiple alleles, affect continuous, or quantitative, traits. Because they are caused by more than one gene, they are also referred to as polygenic traits. Gene expression is complex, and continuous traits can also be influenced by environmental factors. Continuous traits are common in humans, who show a wide range of possibilities in characteristics such as height, skin color, learning ability and blood pressure.