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Population: 1,119
Mayor:
Wilson R.Longanecker, Sr. (D)
(318) 675-5350
Clerk:
Tia Jacob
(318) 675-5337
P. O. Box 65
Sorrento, LA 71778
Chief of Police:
Roland J. Melancon (D)
Ascension
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The village of Sorrento became the third incorporated municipality in Ascension Parish in 1956. Long before that it was a well established settlement known as a ³saw-mill town² served by the LR&N Railroad and later the L&A Railroad.
Type of Government: Mayor / Bd. of Alderman (6) Lawrason Act
Police: 3 officer s/4 part-time/ 2 patrol cars.
Fire Department: 12 volunteers / 4 trucks.
Fire Rating: 6 in city.
Health Care: Gonzales.
Recreation & Culture: Fishing, boating on the local rivers, ³Boucherie Capital of the World², Reynolds-Lambert Park and Ascension Civic Center.
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