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1843 establishments in Louisiana

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Area code 318

Area code 318 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the northern and central parts of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Baton Rouge (French: Baton Rouge or Bâton-Rouge,; Batonrouj) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. St. Joseph, Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana are Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River and parish seats in Louisiana.

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Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Charles C. Cordill

Charles C. Cordill (October 13, 1845 – November 22, 1916), was a cotton planter and politician from Tensas Parish in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Clifford Cleveland Brooks

Clifford Cleveland Brooks, also known as C. C. Brooks (September 19, 1886 – October 16, 1944), was a Georgia native who served as a Democrat from 1924 to 1932 in the Louisiana State Senate.

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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Daniel F. Ashford

Daniel Fowler Ashford (November 29, 1879 – July 17, 1929) was a cotton planter from St. Joseph in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, who served from 1916 until his death in office as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

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Deep South

The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the Southern United States.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era

Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era in the United States, especially in the Southern United States, was based on a series of laws, new constitutions, and practices in the South that were deliberately used to prevent black citizens from registering to vote and voting.

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District attorney

In the United States, a district attorney (DA), county attorney, county prosecutor, state's attorney, prosecuting attorney, commonwealth's attorney, state attorney or solicitor is the chief prosecutor or chief law enforcement officer representing a U.S. state in a local government area, typically a county or a group of counties.

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Fayette, Mississippi

Fayette is a city in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer situs of non-military United States government agencies and contractors.

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Ferriday, Louisiana

Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, which borders the Mississippi River and is located on the central eastern border of Louisiana, United States. St. Joseph, Louisiana and Ferriday, Louisiana are towns in Louisiana.

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Francis C. Thompson

Francis C. Thompson (born October 29, 1941) is an American politician from Louisiana who has represented District 19 in the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2020, as well as between 1975 and 2008.

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George Henry Clinton

George Henry Clinton was a chemist, lawyer, and Democratic politician from St. Joseph in Tensas Parish in the northeastern Mississippi River delta of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Governor of Louisiana

The governor of Louisiana (Gouverneur de la Louisiane; Gobernador de Luisiana) is the chief executive of the U.S. state government of Louisiana.

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Grambling State University

Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana.

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Jefferson B. Snyder

Jefferson B. Snyder (January 19, 1859 – October 18, 1951), was a lawyer and politician from the Mississippi River delta country of northeastern Louisiana.

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Jesse James

Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang.

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John Bel Edwards

John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024.

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John D. Winters

John David Winters (December 23, 1916 – December 9, 1997)John D. Winters obituary, Ruston Daily Leader, December 10, 1997 was an American historian at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana.

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Joseph T. Curry

Joseph Tullis Curry (July 24, 1895 - August 21, 1961) was a cotton planter from St. Joseph in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, who served from 1930 to 1944 as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

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Lake Bruin State Park

Lake Bruin State Park is a state park in Louisiana located on the shore of Lake Bruin, an oxbow lake near the town of St. Joseph in Tensas Parish.

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List of speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives

The Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Louisiana House of Representatives, the lower house of the Louisiana State Legislature.

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Lobbying

Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Louisiana House of Representatives

The Louisiana House of Representatives (Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane; Cámara de Representantes de Luisiana) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Louisiana State Legislature

The Louisiana State Legislature (Législature de l'État de Louisiane; Legislatura del Estado de Luisiana) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Louisiana State Senate

The Louisiana State Senate (Sénat de L'État de Louisiane; Senado del Estado de Luisiana) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana.

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Louisiana State University Press

The Louisiana State University Press (LSU Press) is a university press at Louisiana State University.

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Madison Parish, Louisiana

Madison Parish (French: Paroisse de Madison) is a parish located on the northeastern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the delta lowlands along the Mississippi River.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Natchez, Mississippi

Natchez, officially the City of Natchez, is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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New England

New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newellton, Louisiana

Newellton is a town in northern Tensas Parish in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. St. Joseph, Louisiana and Newellton, Louisiana are towns in Louisiana.

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Nonpartisan blanket primary

A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office run against each other at once, regardless of the political party.

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One man, one vote

"One person, one vote" or "one vote, one value" is a slogan used to advocate for the principle of equal representation in voting.

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Oxbow lake

An oxbow lake is a U-shaped lake or pool that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.

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Prince McCoy

Prince Albert McCoy (March 19, 1882 – February 4, 1968) was an American string band musician who played violin and had a pivotal but, until recently, unacknowledged role in the development of blues and popular music.

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Private school

A private school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a public school.

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Race and ethnicity in the United States census

In the United States census, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) define a set of self-identified categories of race and ethnicity chosen by residents, with which they most closely identify.

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Racial integration

Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation), leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely bringing a racial minority into the majority culture.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Robert H. Snyder

Robert H. Snyder (July 13, 1855 – November 17, 1905) was a Democratic politician from Tensas Parish, Louisiana.

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Sheriff

A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated.

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St. Joseph, Missouri

St. St. Joseph, Louisiana and St. Joseph, Missouri are Populated places established in 1843.

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Tensas Parish School Board

The Tensas Parish School Board is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.

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Tensas Parish, Louisiana

Tensas Parish (Paroisse des Tensas) is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana; its eastern border is the Mississippi River. St. Joseph, Louisiana and Tensas Parish, Louisiana are 1843 establishments in Louisiana and Populated places established in 1843.

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Tensas State Bank hostage crisis

On August 13, 2013, a gunman, identified as 20-year-old Fuaed Abdo Ahmed, took two women and a man hostage at the Tensas State Bank in St.

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The Advocate (Louisiana)

The Advocate is Louisiana's largest daily newspaper.

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The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate

The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate is an American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Thesis

A thesis (theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.

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Trans-Mississippi Department

The Trans-Mississippi Department was a geographical subdivision of the Confederate States Army comprising Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, western Louisiana, Arizona Territory and the Indian Territory; i.e. all of the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph,_Louisiana

Also known as Saint Joseph, LA, Saint Joseph, Louisiana, St Joseph, Louisiana, St. Joe, Louisiana, St. Joseph, LA.

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