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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).
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:
[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 ...
LA 1208-3 runs 3.570 miles (5.745 km) along Jackson Street from LA 488 (Twin Bridges Road) to the junction of US 165 Bus., LA 1, and LA 28 Bus. at Bolton Avenue. [ 12 ] LA 1208-4 runs 1.688 miles (2.717 km) along the US 71 frontage road from Old Baton Rouge Highway to Richland Road, continuing onto Eddie Williams Avenue to its intersection with ...
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 ...
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]
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