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- Tim Preston: From hot dogs to shopping at home and watching the mall
I rarely leave the house without asking my wife if she wants anything from "in town," and she rarely misses a chance to reply, "Spaghetti from Jim's." Unfortunately I have not lived up to my threats to stop in ...
- Jury recommends maximum sentence
A Lawrence County jury has recommend the maximum prison sentence for a woman convicted of drug-trafficking offenses.
- Jury Sends Strong Message About Drug Trafficking
A Lawrence County jury has sent a strong message that drug trafficking will not be tolerated by recommending a repeat offender should spend at least 20 years in jail.
- Cheap seats After the Bengals's dismal 0-8 start, many people have...
Your home and your 401K retirement fund aren't the only things losing value during these tough times.
- Louisa to be surveyed for opinions on a moista laws
An Ashland restaurant consultant says he has been hired by an unidentified party to study the city of Louisa as a place that could adopt "moist" laws to attract commercial restaurants.
- Louisa Rotary will fund alumni award
The Louisa Rotary Club will fund a Distinguished Alumni Award and Wall of Fame at Lawrence County High School.
- Parents sue in daughter's beating at Louisa school
Parents of a Lawrence County High School student have filed a lawsuit alleging that school officials did not protect their 17-year-old daughter, who was severely beaten at the Louisia school in August.
- Full News Story
The brother of a former Stonewall Jackson Middle School teacher admitted in federal court Monday that he robbed two banks in April with his sister's help.
- Growth still slow in Louisa population
This is the second of a two-part series on economy in Louisa. Part 1 was in Tuesday's edition.
- Louisa: the fastest growing community on the Big Sandy
This story is the first of a two-part series. The list of businesses that have opened shop, or are looking for places to build in or near Louisa, has earned the small city the unofficial title of "fastest ...
- Ground broken for library project
Several shovels scooped soft sand Tuesday morning in downtown Louisa as elected officials and library staff celebrated the groundbreaking for a library addition and renovation to serve the needs of area ...
- Boyd sheriff's office makes drug arrests
The Boyd County Sheriff's Department arrested eight on various charges, including drug trafficking, during the weekend.
- Stan Champer: Highway tied to memories of Carl D. 09/12
I hadn't seen any recent reports on the coal business in eastern Kentucky, but the number of trucks making their way along U.S. 23 on this beautiful September morning led me to assume that somebody somewhere ...
- Groundbreaking for Lawrence library Tuesday
The Independent LOUISA With all the books, shelves and supplies from inside the Lawrence County Library having been hauled to a temporary home at a former funeral home in downtown Louisa, library officials, ...
- Septemberfest this weekend in Louisa
Rising country music star Heidi Newfield will entertain the thousands expected in Louisa this weekend for the annual Septemberfest celebration.
- 73-year-old stays on course
Some people want expensive gifts for their birthdays. Some want parties and fancy dinners.
- Boyd County Fair opens Tuesday evening
EXPANDED DUTIES DENTAL ASSISTANT Experienced only. Benefits & top pay. Send resume to Box 03450, c/o The Indep ... >MORE Three Rivers Medical Center in Louisa, KY is seeking a Home Health Director to manage and ...
- Coal Miner's Bluegrass Festival begins Friday
Building on a rich heritage of traditional music, Lawrence County officials are expecting the biggest crowd ever for the third annual Coal Miner's Bluegrass Festival set for Friday and Saturday at Yatesville ...
- Mountain Cold Case - Maudie May Burton - 1941
A Lawrence County family is still searching for a young mother of six who vanished in 1941.
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City DescriptionLouisa is a city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,018 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. The Levisa Fork River and Tug Fork River join at Louisa to form the Big Sandy River.
The origin on of the city's name is unclear. Theories include that it was named for Louisa County, Virginia, or a corruption of the name of the river ("Levisa") or that it was named after Louisa Swetnam, one of the first children born in the area to Europeans. Settlement attempts began as early as 1790, but did not take hold until 1818. Louisa became the county seat in 1822.
During the American Civil War, Union troops under future president James A. Garfield occupied the town from December 1861 until the end of the war, despite several Confederate takeover attempts.
The Chattaroi Railroad (now a part of CSX) connected to Louisa in 1881. The city is also served by US 23.
Louisa is located at 38°6′43″N 82°36′21″W / 38.11194, -82.60583 (38.112054, -82.605796).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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