Transcript Sample Project (I used several parishes to demonstrate)

Sample Project
(I used several parishes to
demonstrate; Remember, you
will be using only one parish)
Melinda Boteler
November 8, 2012
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Webster Parish
Parish Seat: Minden
Map of Parish
Natural Resources
• Products Produced in Parish:
Forestry, Poultry, Horses, and Hay
• Number of Parishes that Produce Resources:
-Forestry: 62 parishes;
Top Producer: Winn Parish
-Poultry: 24 parishes
Top Producer: Tensas Parish
-Horses: 64 parishes
Top Producer: Bossier Parish
-Hay: 50 parishes
Top Producer: Webster Parish
II. Government of Caldwell Parish
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Type of Government: Police Jury
Parish President: District 3:Jeffrey Wyant
Vice President, District 1:Buddy Bailes
Parish Police Juror, District 5:Jerry Bailey
Parish Police Juror, District 4:Eddie Hearns
Parish Police Juror, District 7:Denis Jacobson
Police Juror, District 2:Bobby Ryan
Parish Police Juror, District 6:Roy Smith
• State Congressmen:
Noble E.Ellington, District 20
• State Senator: Norby Chabert
• Sheriff: Stephen May
• U.S. Senator of Louisiana: Mary Landrieu and
David Vitter
• U.S. House of Representative: Rodney
Alexander, District 5
III. History of Tensas Parish
• Early Settlers
Tensas Parish dates back to early times of 1000
A.D. when Flowery Mound was built by Native
Americans. The Tensas first encountered Europeans
with Hernando DeSoto’s expedition in 1540. However,
LaSalle, the founder of Louisiana, first mentions the
Tensas. Along with LaSalle’s group was a man named
De Montigny, who settled among the Tensas as a
missionary. The Tensas natives eventually left their
area on the Mississippi due to fear of an attack from
the Yazoo and Chickasaw Indians in 1706.
There was little settlement due to the fact that
across the Mississippi River were the Natchez
Indians, who were hostile with the French.
After the United States purchased Louisiana,
American settlers moved in to the area along
the Tensas River. They included Ezra and
Thomas Marble, John Perkins, David Huffman,
Abraham Insco, Robert Coderman, John
Barney, Mosses and G.W. Graves, Ehileab
Smith, Gibson C. Bettis, Sr. and James Douglas.
In 1861, Tensas Parish was created from parts
of Concordia and Madison parishes.
Major Historical Events
• Civil War:
In April 1862, Governor Thomas Overton Moore
of Louisiana realized New Orleans was going to
fall to the Union. He ordered the destruction of
all cotton in areas along the river. Tensas Parish
burned thousands of bales of cotton for days.
Tensas Parish was the second leading producer of
cotton in the state of Louisiana. By 1862, General
Ulysses S. Grant set up his winter headquarters in
Tensas Parish while planning his attack on
Vicksburg.
• 1864: Confederate Captain Joseph C. Lea and
his guerrilla force seized a Federal fort under
the command of Colonel Alfred W. Eller. Lea
attacked the fortification driving the Union to
the Mississippi River in retreat. Lea was able
to seize a federal warehouse of gunpowder,
groceries, and medical supplies, which he
promptly sent to Shreveport for the
Confederates.
• 1964: 15 African Americans were permitted
to register to vote. Tensas Parish was the last
parish to permit African Americans to vote.
• 1965: Voters Rights Act of 1965: Large
numbers of Tensas Parish African Amerians
began registering to vote. They were
staunchly Democratic voters.
Name of the Parish
• The parish is named for the ancient Native
American tribe the Tensas Indians. The tribe
dates back to 1000 A.D. where a trading
center existed. This is now called Flowery
Mound. The Tensas later leave the area for
Mobile due to war with the Yazoo and
Chickasaw Indians. Later they moved to the
Red River area to avoid the English in Florida.
The tribe has since disappeared believed to
have blended with the Chitimacha Indians.
Festival/Event of Richland
• Southern Pickin and Ginnin Festival: A family
festival that features games for all ages. Many
young ladies become a member of the Cotton
Blossoms, who serve as liasons between the
board and the community.
Richland Parish, Louisiana
Richland Parish, Louisiana