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Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, which borders the Mississippi River and is located on the central eastern border of Louisiana, United States. With a population of 3,511 at the 2010 census, [2] it is an African-American majority town. The town claims to have produced more famous people per square mile than any other in America.
Frank Morris (30 October 1914 – 14 December 1964) was an American businessman who died as a result of arson to his shoe shop in Ferriday, Louisiana, a city with a history of racial violence. There have been allegations of witness intimidation, evidence tampering, and involvement by local law enforcement.
Deprato Mounds , also known as the Ferriday Mounds, is a multi-mound archaeological site located in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The site shows occupation from the Troyville period to the Middle Coles Creek period (400 to 800 CE). [3] The largest mound at the site has been dated by radiocarbon analysis and decorated pottery to about 600 CE. [4]
James H. "Jim" Brown, state senator (1972–1980), Louisiana secretary of state (1980–1988), and insurance commissioner (1992–2000) Charles C. Cordill, Louisiana state senator representing Concordia and Tensas parishes from 1884 to 1912 [21] Brenham C. Crothers, Ferriday cattleman; state senator from delta parishes from 1948 to 1952 and ...
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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.
The race was run at one mile in 1894; it was run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles from 1898 until 1988. The race has been run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles from 1989 through 2009. On August 11, 2009 the owner of Fair Grounds, Churchill Downs Incorporated, announced that they were moving the Louisiana Derby from eight weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby to
Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva is challenging incumbent Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn. Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor John Cruikshank is also in the race. Your guide to L.A. County's 4th ...