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Louisiana Highway 4 passes through the center of Jonesboro, leading east 17 miles (27 km) to Chatham and west 19 miles (31 km) to Lucky. According to the United States Census Bureau, Jonesboro has an area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km 2), of which 4.8 square miles (12.5 km 2) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 1.17%, are water. [8]
The Board was created under the terms of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, and began operations effective January 1, 1975. [1] It consists of 15 members, 14 of whom are appointed by the Governor to six-year, overlapping terms. Each of Louisiana's six congressional districts is represented by at least one regent but no more than two.
Murphy James Foster Jr. was born in Franklin, the seat of government of St. Mary Parish.His father, also named Murphy James Foster, was an area sugar planter and owner of oil and natural gas lands, whose own father was Murphy J. Foster Sr., who was Louisiana governor from 1892 to 1900 and a U.S. Senator from 1901 to 1913.
He has now pleaded guilty following accusations of embezzlement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana said in a Nov. 3 news release. He could face up to five years in ...
Jackson Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Jonesboro, Louisiana, United States. The district serves Jackson Parish. In the 2012–2013 school year, Jackson Parish public schools had the fifth-highest rate of improvement statewide in the annual end-of-course examinations administered in Algebra I and English II. [1]
Augusta, Georgia: Wright and some friends were watching riots when they noticed police officers through a fence. Wright and his friends ran, and police shot him eight times, five in the back and three in the arm. [19] May 11, 1970 Sammie McCullough: 20 Augusta, Georgia: Police dispersed a group of people near a fire.
Jerry Edwards Jr. (born 1979) [1] is an American lawyer from Louisiana who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana since 2023. He previously served as the first assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana from 2022 to 2023.
The governor of Louisiana is the head of government of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Louisiana's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. Republican Jeff Landry has served as the current governor since January 8, 2024.