I went to school in St. Martin, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, and Avoyles parishes in middle school and high school.....only had the term "county" explained to me once. On a side note, the USDA updated its hardiness zone this year. It mostly applies to perennials. Link follows. I usually wait for the birds to come back to start planting. I have planted as early a the second week in February but got burned by frost. Red maples and elms are dropping seed in my area and some oaks have small leaves right now. Spring might seem early this year but I will still plant annuals after March 1.
http://http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/