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U.S. 165
U.S. Route 165 is a north–south United States highway spur of U.S. Highway 65. It currently runs for 412 miles (663 km) from U.S. Route 90 in Iowa, Louisiana north to U.S. Highway 70 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route passes through the states of Arkansas and Louisiana. It passes through the cities of Monroe and Alexandria in Louisiana. A segment of US 165 serves as a routing of the Great River Road within Arkansas. Route description , - , U.S. Route 165 in Louisiana, LA , 229 , 369 , - , U.S. Route 165 in Arkansas, AR , 183 , 295 , - , Total , 412 , 663 Louisiana From its southern terminus in Iowa at US 90 (near Lake Charles), US 165 follows a diagonal north south route, passing through the casino town of Kinder, where it intersects US 190. Just south of Alexandria it merges with US 71 and they join through the west side of the city, across the Red River and into Pineville. A new four-lane (two lanes in each direction) bridge was built beside the aging O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa, Louisiana
Iowa () is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,436 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lake Charles Lake Charles metropolitan area, metropolitan statistical area. History The history of this region is filled with stories of the early Midwestern settlers from Kansas, Illinois and Iowa, of the Acadians (Cajuns), and of Jean Lafitte's pirates. The community of Iowa was developed in the mid-19th century. The railroad that cut through this country brought settlers who were lured to the prairie land for rice farming, cattle raising and later oil fields. Much of southwest Louisiana was developed by the North American Land and Timber Co. Seaman A. Knapp, president of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, was engaged in 1885 to demonstrate the suitability of the region for rice production. Knapp attracted a number of Iowans to settle the area. The settlers were lured to this area by advertisements publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino
A casino is a facility for gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shops, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos also host live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports. Etymology and usage ''Casino'' is of Italian language, Italian origin; the root means a house. The term ''casino'' may mean a small country villa, Summerhouse (building), summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, a is a brothel (also called , literally "closed house"), a mess (confusing situation), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakdale, Louisiana
Oakdale is a city in Allen Parish, Louisiana, Allen Parish in south Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,780 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Oakdale was founded as "Dunnsville" by William T. Dunn. The history of Allen Parish is preserved at the Leatherwood Museum, which reopened on September 27, 2008, in a renovated facility at 202 E. 7th Ave. in Oakdale. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.18%, is water. Oakdale's closest neighbor in Allen Parish is Elizabeth, Louisiana, Elizabeth, located just west of Oakdale. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,692 people, 2,112 households, and 1,418 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 8,137 people, 2,246 households, and 1,525 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,512 housing units at an average density of . The racial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollock, Louisiana
Pollock is a small town in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 469 as of the 2010 census, up from 376 in 2000. History The town proper that sprang up in 1892 around a sawmill was named in honor of the manager of the Big Creek Sawmill and Lumber Company, Captain James W. Pollock. Pollock was for many years a sundown town, a community that did not allow black people to be there after sundown. Historian Herbert Aptheker reported a sign "Niggers stay out of Pollock" at the town's boundary during World War II when he commanded a group of black soldiers nearby. The town's official history notes "the few individuals of African descent" living in the Pollock area left soon after the Colfax massacre. The Louisiana Almanac reported that as late as 1990, Pollock still had no black residents. Geography Pollock is located in southeastern Grant Parish. U.S. Route 165 is the main highway through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Correctional Complex, Oakdale
The Federal Correctional Complex, Oakdale (FCC Oakdale) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Louisiana. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and consists of two main facilities: * The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale): houses low-security male inmates. * The Federal Detention Center, Oakdale (FDC Oakdale): an administrative facility housing male pre-trial and holdover inmates. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates. FCC Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, south of Alexandria and north of Lake Charles. Notable prisoners * Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was serving a 25-year sentence at FCC Oakdale for his involvement in the accounting scandal that toppled that company, but was released in 2019. * Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards served over eight years of a ten-year sentence for his involvement in a 2000 riverboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Prisons
A federal prison is operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government as opposed to a state or provincial body. Federal prisons are used for people who violated federal law (U.S., Mexico), people considered dangerous (Brazil), or those sentenced to longer terms of imprisonment (Canada). Not all federated countries have a legal concept of "federal prison". Australia The Australian Federal Government does not directly control most prisons or detention facilities. There are a relatively small number of federal detention facilities, consisting of military detention facilities (such as the Defence Force Correctional Establishment), immigration detention facilities, and holding cells in Australian Federal Police stations in some territories. The vast majority of criminal prosecutions in Australia take place within state or territory court systems under state or territory law, however there are a relatively small number of prosecutions in state and federal courts under federal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastrop, Louisiana
Bastrop is a city in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the parish seat of Morehouse Parish. The population was 9,691 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 11,365 in 2010 United States census, 2010. The population of Bastrop is 76 percent African American. It is included in the Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Monroe–Ruston, Louisiana, Ruston Combined Statistical Area. History Bastrop was founded by Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de Bastrop, a Dutch businessman accused as an embezzler. He had fled to the then Spanish colony of Louisiana (New Spain), Louisiana to escape prosecution and became involved in various land deals. In New Spain, he falsely claimed to be a nobleman. He received a large grant of land, provided that he could settle 450 families on it over the next several years. However, he was unable to do this, and so lost the grant. Afterwards, he moved to Spanish Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 20 In Louisiana
Interstate 20 (I-20) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that spans from Reeves County, Texas, to Florence, South Carolina. Within the state of Louisiana, the highway travels from the Texas state line west of Greenwood to the Mississippi River, which it crosses into Vicksburg, Mississippi. I-20 traverses the northern portion of the state, serving the metropolitan areas of Shreveport– Bossier City and Monroe, as well as the smaller cities of Minden and Ruston. It entirely parallels the older U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) corridor through Louisiana. The route is mirrored by I-10, which traverses the southern portion of the state. The two are connected by I-49, the state's major north–south Interstate Highway. Route description I-20 enters Louisiana about east of Marshall, Texas, near Waskom. I-20 passes through Greenwood to the north of town, where US 80/ US 79 serve as the main east–west highway. I-20 enters Shreveport about east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisatchie National Forest
Kisatchie National Forest, the only National forest in Louisiana, United States, is located in the forested piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern parishes. It is part of the Cenozoic uplands (some of Louisiana's oldest rocks) and has large areas of longleaf pine forests (a forest type that has declined significantly over the last century). It is one of the largest pieces of natural landscape in Louisiana, with some of public land, more than half of which is vital longleaf pine and flatwoods vegetation. These support many rare plant and animal species. There are also rare habitats, such as hillside seepage bogs and calcareous prairies. The forest also contains and provides a buffer for the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness, a nationally designated wilderness area that contributes to protecting biodiversity of the coastal plain region of the United States. The forest was designated in 1930 during the administration of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 167
U.S. Route 167 is a north-south United States Highway within the U.S. states of Louisiana and Arkansas. It runs for from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62/ U.S. Route 412 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana. Some of the highway's route has been combined with or parallels Interstate 49 in Louisiana. Between Junction City, Arkansas, and Ruston, Louisiana, U.S. 167 runs concurrent with U.S. 63. Route description Louisiana U.S. Highway 167 in Louisiana runs in a north–south direction from the national southern terminus at Louisiana Highway 14 Business (LA 14 Bus.) in Abbeville to the Arkansas state line at Junction City. The route cuts through the center of Louisiana for roughly its entire length and passes through two of the state's metropolitan areas, Lafayette and Alexandria. Between those cities, US 167 ranges in character from an urban fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pineville, Louisiana
Pineville is a city in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located across the Red River from the larger Alexandria, and is part of the Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,555 at the 2010 census. It had been 13,829 in 2000; population hence grew by 5 percent over the preceding decade. The Central Louisiana State Hospital, the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center, the Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital (closed), the Alexandria Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Alexandria National Cemetery are all located in Pineville. The city is also home to several large non-government employers including Baker Manufacturing, Procter & Gamble, and Crest Industries. History Louisiana State University was founded by the Louisiana General Assembly in 1853. It was founded under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy and was located near Pineville. The first academic session began on January 2, 1860, with General Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red River Of The South
The Red River is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It also is known as the Red River of the South to distinguish it from the Red River of the North, which flows between Minnesota and North Dakota into the Canadian province of Manitoba. Although once a tributary of the Mississippi River, the Red River now is a tributary of the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi that flows separately into the Gulf of Mexico. This confluence is connected to the Mississippi River by the Old River Control Structure. The south bank of the Red River formed part of the US–Mexico border from the Adams–Onís Treaty (in force only in 1821) until the Texas Annexation and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Red River basin is the second-largest in the southern Great Plains. It rises in two branches in the Texas panhandle and flows eastward, serving as a border between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
