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Louisiana Historical Quarterly. 29. Edward Larocque Tinker (1951), "Two-Gun Journalism in New Orleans" (PDF), Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, vol. 61; Raymond R. MacCurdy (1954). "Tentative Bibliography of the Spanish-Language Press in Louisiana, 1808-1871". The Americas. 10 (3). Academy of American Franciscan History: 307– 329.
Another view of downtown Jonesboro on the Jimmie Davis Boulevard facing east Garden of Memories is located on the Castor Highway outside Jonesboro. Jonesboro (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /) is a town in, and the parish seat of, Jackson Parish in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. [2] The population was 4,106 in 2020. [3]
John Sidney Garrett (1921–2005), former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Claiborne Parish; Jim Garrison (1921–1992), former New Orleans district attorney; later a state judge; Robert T. Garrity Jr. (born 1949), former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish; Kevin Gates (born 1986), rapper
A native of Jonesboro, La., Hopkins participated in football, basketball, baseball, and track (He was invited to participate in the 1956 Olympic Games as a broad jumper but declined in order to sign with the Syracuse Nationals.) Over the course of his career he achieved all-state honors in football (twice). basketball (twice) and baseball (four ...
Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Arthur was the middle brother of Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), founder of the Chevrolet car company; and Gaston Chevrolet (1892–1920). After brother Louis emigrated to America and earned enough money, he sent for Gaston and Arthur to join him. Once there, Arthur worked as an ...
Quitman is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 181. Quitman is 15 miles (24 km) south of Ruston on U.S. Highway 167, and 9 miles (14 km) north of Jonesboro, the parish seat of Jackson Parish. It is also adjacent to the Jackson Bienville Wildlife Area.
There were 5,035 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (3.9/km 2). In 2000, the racial makeup of the parish was 80.43% White , 17.90% Black or African American , 0.45% Native American , 0.14% Asian , 0.47% from other races , and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.