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2. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Jefferson Parish Public Schools - Wikipedia

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   In 1981 it had about 61,000 students and 75 schools. By 2012 it had 81 schools but about 46,000. That year there was a proposal to close seven schools. [5] Of the nine the Jefferson Parish School Board members, eight voted in favor of the closures and one voted against. [6]

4. List of parishes in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Gretna, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [4] [5] Gretna lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 17,814 at the 2020 U ...

6. Jefferson, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Jefferson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the north side (referred to as the "East Bank") of the Mississippi River. Jefferson is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 11,193 at the 2010 census, [3] and 10,533 in 2020.

7. Bryan Adams (politician) - Wikipedia

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   Bryan Joseph Adams (born November 1, 1962) is a Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 85, which encompasses Gretna, the seat of suburban Jefferson Parish and Terrytown, where Adams is the former volunteer fire chief.