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Town of GREENSBURG

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Population:
Mayor:
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(318) 555-5555


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(318) 555-5555
P. O. Box 333
City, LA 71XXX


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St. Helena
Parish Info

Lawrason Act

Greensburg becomes the St. Helena Parish seat. Greensburg became the parish seat in 1832 when St. Helena Parish is divided to form Livingston Parish.
Land for the Court House Square is donated by William Kendrick in 1837.
It was first incorporated in 1860. In 1838 the state legislature established and appropriated money for an academy here, the first of many small schools, most of them private, which marked an early interest in education in the area.

The present building completed 1938 replaces a brick structure built 1855.

Type of Government: Mayor and Bd. of Alderman (5)
Police: 2 fulltime officers, 4 part time /1 patrol cars.
Fire Department: 10 volunteers/2 trucks
Fire Rating: 7 in city.
Health Care: 1 hospital, 1 clinic, 3 doctors, 1 dentist
Recreation & Culture: St. Helena Parish Forest Festival, Little League Baseball.

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Newspapers
Greensburg-St. Helena Echo

P. O. Drawer 190
Greensburg, LA 70441
225.222.4541

FAX: 225.748.7104
Established 1857. Ed. Trish Adams
Pub. Carol Brooke
   
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