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Whiteville is an unincorporated community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Opelousas along Louisiana Highway 29 . The community is part of the Opelousas– Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area .
La'aloa Bay, also known as Magic Sands Beach, on Christmas night, 2015 La'aloa Bay on a very calm day After a storm the sand all washes out, exposing lava rocks Ruins of an old temple, with scuba diving cove in the background. Laʻaloa Bay is a popular recreation area in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
The first official Washington Parish Free Fair was held in 1911 at the fairgrounds, which have been the event's location since 1913. In 1976, the fairgrounds expanded to include structures typical of early homesteads in Washington Parish, moved here to save them from demolition. These include dogtrot houses, log cabins, barns, a shop, and a ...
Franklinton was designated as the parish seat on February 10, 1821. Washington Parish is the most northeasterly of what are called the Florida Parishes . Great Britain took over control of this French territory east of the Mississippi River in 1763 after defeating France in the Seven Years' War .
Franklinton is a town in, and the parish seat of Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. [3] The population was 3,857 at the 2010 census. The elevation is an average of 155 feet (47 m) above sea level. Franklinton is located 61 miles (98 km) north of New Orleans.
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, BISSELL Pet Foundation, and Animal Rescue Corps rescued more than 150 dogs from an alleged puppy mill.
In the original Louisiana Highway system in use between 1921 and 1955, LA 16 was part of several different routes, including State Route 331 from the western terminus to Port Vincent; State Route 131 to Denham Springs; State Route 337 to Watson; State Route 103 to Amite City; State Route 35 to Franklinton; and State Route 469 to Sun. [9] These highways were joined under the single designation ...
Louisiana Highway 182 (LA 182) is a state highway located in central and southeastern Louisiana. It runs 173.41 miles (279.08 km) [2] in a northwest to southeast direction from LA 29 in Whiteville to U.S. Highway 90 (US 90) north of Raceland. Along the way, the highway serves the cities of Opelousas, Lafayette, New Iberia, Morgan City, and Houma.