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Village of Athens

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Athens
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Population: 278

Mayor:

Bobbie Sue Powell (D)
(318) 258-3485

Clerk:

Catherine S. Liles
(318) 258-5275
P. O. Box 68
Athens, LA 71003

Chief of Police:

Leamon Clements (D)

Claiborne
Parish Info

Type of Government: Mayor and Board of Aldermen (3) Lawrason Act

1828 - Russellville, located near Athens, La. is the site of the parish seat of Claiborne Parish from soon after the parish’s creation in 1828 until 1836. Named for Samuel Russell, who donated the land.

Districts

Congress- ional	Supreme Court	Court of Appeals Circuit ~District	Public Service	BESE	Senate	House	Judicial
5	4	3 ~ 1	4	5	32	20, 22	7

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