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The Robert Hicks House, in Bogalusa, Louisiana, was the home from 1965 to 1969 of civil rights leader Bob Hicks (1929–2010) and the site of civil rights meetings in the city. [2]
The Bogalusa building is the "Standard Plant No. 3" from the 1929 edition of the Coca-Cola Bottler’s Standards publication. [ 3 ] Both the front and two sides include prominent built-in terra cotta panels featuring the "Coca-Cola" logo and contoured Coke bottle motifs surrounded by honeysuckle leaves. [ 9 ]
In 2022, at the age of 23, Tyrin Truong was elected as the mayor of Bogalusa, defeating the two-term incumbent Wendy Perrette. [4] Truong decided to run for office after hearing numerous complaints about the quality of life in his hometown, including crime, a lack of youth programs, and struggling businesses.
Bogalusa (/ ˌ b oʊ ɡ ə ˈ l uː s ə / BOH-gə-LOO-sə) is a city in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,232 at the 2010 census . In the 2020 census the city reported a population of 10,659.
The Bogalusa chapter gained national attention during the summer of 1965 in its violent struggles with the Ku Klux Klan. By 1968, the Deacons' activities were declining, [ 1 ] following passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 , the entry of Black people into politics in the South, and the rise of the Black Power movement.
Four days later, their sacrifice led to a major victory as the Mayor of Bogalusa signed a six-point desegregation agreement with the Bogalusa Civic and Voters League. [ 18 ] Another key achievement was the 105-mile, 10-day March from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge that began on August 10, 1967, and lasted ten days, with the Deacons providing protection.
The Sullivan House, at 223 S. Border Drive in Bogalusa in Washington Parish, Louisiana was built in c.1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is a large, generally symmetrical house with a two-and-a-half-story central block flanked by hip-roofed three-story wings. It includes a ballroom and a two-story ...
Bogalusa Railroad Station is a historic train station in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana. Built around 1907, [ 1 ] it is significant in the history of local industry, commerce, and transportation, particularly related to the lumber industry.