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Alexandria was incorporated as a town in 1818 and received a city charter in 1832. [7] In 1942, Alexandria was the site of the Lee Street Riot, [8] an incident of racial violence that occurred between mostly civilians and military police. Witnesses state that as many as 20 people may have been killed, however the official report indicates that ...
The Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in central Louisiana that covers two parishes – Rapides and Grant. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 152,192 (though a July 1, 2023 estimate placed the population at 148,171).
[citation needed] LA 28 exits and merges with US 167 east at the Casson Street exit in Pineville and becomes a part of the Pineville Expressway, which proceeds west along the Fulton Street Bridge, named for Alexander Fulton, the founder of Alexandria. This bridge links LA 28 over the Red River between Pineville and Alexandria. LA 28 exits at ...
Louisiana Highway 1208-1 (LA 1208-1) spans 1.82 miles (2.93 km) from west to east and is known as Willow Glen River Road. LA 1208-1 begins at an intersection with I-49, starting at it as a frontage road. LA 1208-1 turns east towards LA 1 (Third Street). LA 1 heads north into downtown Alexandria, and south towards Marksville and Baton Rouge.
The western segment of Flora-Natchez Road, including its intersection with LA 478, was relocated by La DOTD in the 1980s to accommodate the I-49 interchange. The resulting 0.37-mile (0.60 km) road segment is state-maintained and internally designated as a frontage road for I-49, the remainder being the parish-maintained PR 620.
Pointe à la Hache: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. A word meaning persimmons created from the Louisiana Creole and the Atakapa language 22,386: 2,429 sq mi (6,291 km 2) Pointe Coupee Parish: 077: New Roads: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. French phrase la pointe coupée or in English, the cut-off point, which refers to a bend in ...
Since 2008, La DOTD has been replacing the green-and-white state highway markers with a black-and-white version using the same design. [2] The new shields have a black background, white silhouette, black letters and numbers, and no frame outline (see photo below for comparison). Highway names; State: Louisiana Highway X (LA X) Special routes:
U.S. Route 165 Bypass (Alexandria, Louisiana) U.S. Route 167 Business (Alexandria, Louisiana) United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana