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Jefferson Davis Parish Location
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Jefferson Davis Parish

While Jefferson Davis Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.
Voting Districts
Congress-
ional		Supreme
Court		Court of Appeals
Circuit ~District		Public
Service		BESESenateHouseJudicial
7 3 3 ~ 2 4 7 25, 26, 28 37 31
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Communities of Jefferson Davis Parish


There are 5 incorporated communities in Jefferson Davis Parish.


Elton


Fenton


JENNINGS


Lake Arthur


Welsh

Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Barnsdall, Buller, China, Coverdale, Edna, Foremans Hall, Hathaway, Illinois Plant, Lacassine, Lauderdale, Panchoville, Pine Island, Raymond, Roanoke, Silverwood, Thornwell, Topsy, Verret and Woodlawn.

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Waterways

Bayou Chene
Bayou Lacasinne
Bayou Nezpique
Bayou Queue de Tortue
Lake Arthur




Historical Markers

Coushatta Indians
First Oil Well
First Refinery
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History

1805
 When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day Jefferson Davis Parish is part of Opelousas County
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Schools and Libraries

Schools
  
Vocational
  
Higher
Education
 
Libraries
Jefferson Davis Parish Library
Director - Trudy J. Patterson
118 W. Plaquemine St.
P. O. Box 356
Jennings, LA 70546-0356


337-824-1210      FAX 337-824-5444
Email - xxx1134@usl.edu    


4 Branches - Elton, Jennings HQ, Lake Arthur, McBurney Memorial, 1 Bookmobile
Jennings Carnegie Public Library

Dorothy Mouton
303 Cary Ave.
Jennings, 70546-5223

337-821-5517      FAX
Email -    

American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker
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