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Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, [3] near Lake Charles. The population was 10,383 at the 2010 census, a small decline from the 2000 tabulation. [4] Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of
Elton is a town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 992 at the 2020 census , [ 4 ] down from 1,128 at the 2010 census . [ 5 ] It is part of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Jennings Oil Field in 1933. The first oil in Louisiana was drilled in 1901 in Evangeline, Acadia Parish, by W. Scott Heywood, who in 1932 was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. [4] The oil field was known as the Jennings Oil Field because Jennings was the nearest railroad stop to the oil field.
U.S. Highway 190 passes through the town with the towns of Elton (7 miles) and Kinder (16 miles) both being located to the west of the town, and Eunice located 11 miles (18 km) east. The city of Jennings, parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, is located 23 miles (37 km) south via LA-97. It intersects with U.S. 190 east of the town.
During this portion of the route, LA 26 serves as the main north–south highway through Jennings, where it intersects both Interstate 10 (I-10) and the parallel US 90. Other notable junctions include US 165 in Oberlin and a second junction with US 190 in Elton. LA 26 traverses very sparsely populated territory outside the few towns it encounters.
Reaching the northern border of Jennings, LA 102 crosses over, but does not connect with, Interstate 10 (I-10). Just to the west, LA 26 engages in a full interchange with I-10 at Exit 64. Continuing south into town, LA 102 travels along North Cutting Avenue. At Roberts Avenue, LA 102 intersects LA 97, and the two highways run concurrent for a ...
The old Jennings Post Office is a historic post office building located at 118 West Plaquemine Street in Jennings, Louisiana. It is currently used as the Jefferson Davis Parish Library . It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story brick public building described as "Neo-Federal" in style, which served as post office for Jennings from 1915 until 1976.
Centerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located at the junction of Louisiana Highways 182 and 317 in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States.. The community, located on the Bayou Teche, is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Frankl