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Winn Parish was established in 1852 from lands which had belonged to the parishes of Catahoula, Natchitoches, and Rapides. [ 3 ] During the Civil War , David Pierson, a young attorney, was elected to represent the parish at the Secession Convention called in January 1861 in Baton Rouge by Governor Thomas Overton Moore .
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14, 2023, with second rounds held on November 18 where needed. [1] Louisiana uses a two round system, where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round, and if no candidate wins an absolute majority, a runoff between the top two is held.
As of the census [9] of 2000, there were 10,560 people, 3,941 households, and 2,817 families residing in the parish. The population density was 20 people per square mile (7.7 people/km 2 ). There were 5,035 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (3.9/km 2 ).
Ruling this week, specially appointed Judge E. Joseph Bleich ordered a new election for sheriff in Caddo Parish, one of Louisiana's most populous parishes, in the northwest corner of the state.
Whitehorn wins race by more than 4,000 votes, months after initial election was voided over one-vote victory SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) […] The post Henry Whitehorn elected first Black sheriff of ...
Henry Whitehorn filed a response Monday to a brief John Nickelson and his legal team filed Saturday, Dec. 2, in a lawsuit over the contested election results for Caddo Parish sheriff.
In 1810, the office of sheriff was created for each parish, and the police jury was officially defined one year later. [2] The original format had the parish judge presiding over the police jury, but this was quickly replaced with a police jury president, elected by the jurors from among their members. [4]
District 29 covers a narrow majority-black swath of Central Louisiana, incorporating parts of Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Winn Parishes. The district snakes its way through much of Alexandria, Pineville, Natchitoches, Winnfield, Jonesboro, Arcadia, Grambling, and Ruston. [2]