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The police jury is the most common form of parish government in Louisiana. [6] Many parishes, especially those with large municipalities and suburban areas, have converted away from the system, although some parishes with large cities still use the police jury, including Bossier ( Bossier City ), Calcasieu ( Lake Charles ), Ouachita ( Monroe ...
The Ferriday Rotary Club and Police Jury along with the public worked with the Louisiana Library Commission on the project and in October 1928 the Concordia Parish Demonstration Library was opened. Citizens of the parish voted to implement a tax to ensure the library could continue to function after seeing the advantages provided by the library.
In the DC Universe series Swamp Thing, the primary setting is Montrivelle Parish. The county seat of the parish is the also fictional city of Marais. In the 1972 movie Buck and the Preacher starring Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee, the members of the rescued wagon train were former slaves from the fictional St. Ann Parish.
Sen. Katrina Jackson (D-Monroe), Ouachita Parish Police Juror District E Michael Thompson, Monroe mayoral candidate Jamie Mayo, Rep. Adrian Fisher (D-Monroe) and Rep. Pat Moore (D-Monroe).
Claire Chennault (1893–1958), career officer and member of Flying Tigers, achieving the rank of general; born in Commerce, Texas, he was reared in Waterproof. Charles C. Cordill, planter and politician living near Waterproof; served as Louisiana state senator from 1884 to 1912; parish president and president of the police jury. [14]
District E resident have their new member on the Rapides Parish Police Jury after Danny Bordelon defeated Travis Herrington in the runoff on Saturday by 52% to 48%.
Charles C. Cordill (October 13, 1845 – November 22, 1916), was a cotton planter [1] and politician from Tensas Parish in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. He was a member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1884 until 1912 in which he represented both Tensas and neighboring Concordia Parish to the south. [2]
Rapides Parish Police Jurors unhappy with how Optimum handled a recent equipment upgrade, leaving many customers upset about fewer changes and bigger bills, decided Monday to see if they could ...