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.
Behavioral genetics' study of personality has made it clear that genes are important. In fact, a number of personality traits have been identified as having a genetic basis. For example, family studies have led to the discovery that generalized anti-social behavior is passed down through genetic inheritance.f a personality trait has a genetic component, an adopted child would show more similarities to their biological parents than their adoptive parents. Family studies, twin studies and adoption studies do not tell researchers what genes are involved.