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Speedy O. Long (1928–2006), US Representative; district attorney from La Salle Parish; Professor Longhair Professor Longhair (1918–1980), musician; John L. Loos (1918–2011), historian; Joseph Lopinto (born c. 1976), state representative from Jefferson Parish; Morris Lottinger Jr. (born c. 1938), politician; Morris Lottinger Sr. (1902 ...
The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
Jefferson Parish: 051: Gretna: 1825: from part of Orleans Parish: Founding Father Thomas Jefferson: 421,777: 642 sq mi (1,663 km 2) Jefferson Davis Parish: 053: Jennings: 1912: from part of Calcasieu Parish. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America: 31,553: 659 sq mi (1,707 km 2) Lafayette Parish: 055: Lafayette: 1823 ...
From the 1940s to the 1970s, Jefferson's population swelled with an influx of middle-class white families from Orleans Parish.The parish's population doubled in size from 1940 to 1950 and again from 1950 to 1960 as the parents behind the post–World War II baby boom, profiting from rising living standards and dissatisfied with their old neighborhoods, chose relocation to new neighborhoods of ...
Joseph Peter Lopinto III, known as Joe Lopinto (born June 11, 1976), is the Sheriff of Jefferson Parish Louisiana, a suburb within the New Orleans area. He is an attorney from Metairie, Louisiana, and was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 80 in suburban Jefferson Parish outside New Orleans.
Harry Lee (August 27, 1932 – October 1, 2007) was an American law enforcement officer and folk figure who served as sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.He was first elected in 1979 as the thirtieth sheriff, [1] and was re-elected six times, having served twenty-eight years and six months.
A South Carolina man was killed Sunday in a shooting, according to the Sumter County Coroner’s Office.. Jaquen Marquell Jefferson, a 32-year-old Sumter County resident, died from injuries he ...
During his short term on the bench, Bodenheimer set the Jefferson Parish record for the longest prison sentence, 881 years for a remorseless armed robber. [4] The abhorrent accusations and the revelation of the judge's apparent double-life shocked most in the New Orleans community, where he was largely respected as an attorney and judge.