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Clayton is located in northern Concordia Parish at (31.718837, -91.538902), [3] along the south bank of the Tensas Catahoula Parish is to the north across the river. U.S. Route 425 passes through the center of the town, leading north 36 miles (58 km) to Winnsboro and south 6 miles (10 km) to Ferriday and 18 miles (29 km) to Natchez, Mississippi.
Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, 64 cities, 130 towns, and 106 villages. [2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population. [1]
Because township government is defined by each state, the use of this form also varies by state. States using a township form include the following: Township government is used in Indiana, Iowa, [5] Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin (in Wisconsin known as towns).
The Louisiana Insurance Commissioner is a statewide constitutional office that regulates the insurance industry in Louisiana.The Insurance Commissioner serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, which consists of ten divisions; Consumer Advocacy, Financial Solvency, Health Insurance, Legal Services, Licensing & Compliance, Minority Affairs, Management & Finance, Public ...
The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act (SZEA) is a federal planning document first drafted and published through the United States Commerce Department in 1922, [52] which gave states a model under which they could enact their own zoning enabling laws.
A Louisiana Highway Department gravel truck driver pauses in front of his orange-colored vehicle (1972). The new Louisiana Constitution of 1976 (adopted in 1974) and Act 83 of 1977 abolished the Departments of Highways and Public Works and restructured them into the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), thereby encompassing related activities such as highways, public works ...
Wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph pounded south-central and southeast Louisiana Wednesday evening, downing trees and power lines in multiple parishes, including Terrebonne, Lafourche and St. James.
A.C. Clemons (1921-1992), former Louisiana state senator from 1960 to 1972; Al Woods (born 1987), current American football player for the New York Jets of the NFL; Thomas A. "Tom" Greene (born 1948), former Louisiana state senator from 1992 to 2000; Travis Etienne (born 1999), current American football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars of ...