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Slidell is an unincorporated community in Wise County, Texas, United States. [1] Slidell was named for John Slidell, a 19th-century U.S. Senator and C.S.A. diplomat. [2]
Slidell Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Slidell, Texas . Located in Wise County, a portion of the district extends into Denton, Cooke, and Montague counties. The small community of Greenwood also lies within the district.
Slidell High School or Slidell School is a public high school located in Slidell, Texas . It is part of the Slidell Independent School District located in far northeast Wise County and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. [2]
WSLA is a primary outlet for high school football in the Slidell/St. Tammany Parish area, and in recent years has been the New Orleans outlet for the Houston Astros Radio Network. The station experienced flooding and some roof damage during Hurricane Katrina , taking several months to fully restore all facilities.
The Sam B. Hall Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse, formerly known as the Marshall Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, was built in 1915. It is a Classical Revival building designed by Oscar Wenderoth (supervising architect) and George Shaul.
Cromer and the St. Tammany legislative delegation worked to procure the widening of Interstate 12 from four to six lanes in the Slidell area, a $26 million project. In the dedication of the project, Governor Bobby Jindal said that the state had spent $122 million in transportation projects in St. Tammany Parish alone from 2008 to 2011 and $3.6 ...
Pike is an unincorporated community in Collin County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 80 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex .
John Slidell (1793 – July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, slaveholder, and businessman. [1] A native of New York , Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate . [ 2 ]