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- Participate in 4-H's horse events
The horse events are scheduled for Jan. 31 in the Horse Barn in Delhi. The English Walk Trot and Dressage events will begin at 10 a.m., and the Western Showmanship, Western Walk Trot and Western Horsemanship ...
- Melville - Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edward Melville of St. Joseph, La., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, to John Chandler Gregory, son of Mr.
- Night club owner believes neighbor committed arson
Suspicions are growing that the fire that consumed Roosters Country Bar in Delhi was the work of an arsonist, and owner Jeff Swank said Monday he suspects a neighbor.
- Roosters dance club burns down
Roosters, one of northeastern Louisiana's largest dance clubs, burned to the ground early Saturday morning, the club's owner, Jeff Swank, said.
- Jilted man turns gun on himself
A jilted boyfriend's shooting spree at a Delhi motel Saturday ended when he turned the gun on himself.
- Mike Thompson trial delayed
No date has been set for the trial of former Poverty Point Reservoir District director Mike Thompson, who is accused by federal prosecutors of extortion and theft involving property Thompson owned at Poverty ...
- Worst fear: More failure
It's not a matter of when. It's a matter of how. And how effective. The state Department of Education has said it will continue to study for another month the matter of what participation it will have in the 33 ...
- Delhi Masons to mark 150th anniversary
By Patricia Breakey Delhi News Bureau DELHI _ The Delhi Masonic Lodge No. 439 will celebrate its 150-year anniversary beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Delhi Lodge at 106 Main St.
- Serial killer Shawcross dies
Serial killer Arthur J. Shawcross, who was serving life in prison for strangling 11 women in the Rochester area between 1988 and 1990, died Monday at an Albany hospital.
- 2 teens charged with 20 vehicle burglaries
Six weeks ago a juvenile with a history of burglaries moved to Delhi to live with his father.
- Four Northeast Louisiana Schools Face State Takeover
Good and bad news for schools in Northeast Louisiana based on test performance scores.
- Healthcare insurance worries small business owners
Louisiana's Legislature will likely let the federal government make the first move on any healthcare insurance initiatives, state Sen.
- Goblins ready for night on the town
Halloween ghosts and goblins, pirates and princesses will be on the prowl tonight as costumed trick-or-treaters take to the streets.
- India set to launch spacecraft into lunar orbit
New disaster recovery center here in Southwest Louisiana Judge sentences young man to 18 years in prison Officials say Louisiana building code worked Calcasieu Parish Schools seek district accreditation ...
- La. lawmakers close part of Medicaid deficit
Lawmakers began whittling away at a deficit in the state's Medicaid program Friday, filling more than two-thirds of the gap but leaving a $22 million hole that will have to be closed before the fiscal year ...
- Meeting to address economic, social needs
Staff report Housing, work force and other pressing economic and social needs in the Louisiana Delta will be addressed at a Thursday night meeting at Delhi Civic Center.
- Two Men Killed in Car Wreck in Madison Parish
MADISON PARISH A tragic start to the day for two Delhi families when their loved ones are killed in a car wreck around five Sunday morning.
- DEATHS
BASTROP - Flora Jean Barton, a retired nurse, died Monday. Services are 4 p.m. Thursday at Golden Funeral Home, Bastrop.
- School news
The Richland Parish School System will conduct districtwide parent-teacher conferences.
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City DescriptionDelhi, originally called Deerfield, is a town in Richland Parish, Louisiana, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,066.
The town was at the center of a large natural gas boom in the 1940's and several functioning gas fields still surround the town.
On February 21, 1971, Louisiana's only recorded F5 tornado struck Delhi. It took forty-six lives and was the deadliest F5 tornado to hit the United States since the Jackson, Mississippi, Candlestick Park Tornado five years earlier in 1966.
Delhi is located at 32°27′21″N 91°29′36″W / 32.45583, -91.49333 (32.455948, -91.493345). The town lies at the confluence of US Highway 80 and Louisiana Highway 17, and near to Interstate Highway 20.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), of which, 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.33%) is water.
The town's relatively high elevation of 89 ft spared it from the brunt of the massive 1927 Mississippi River flood that destroyed most of the surrounding Mississippi River Delta area.
The newly constructed Poverty Point Reservoir, which hosts the acclaimed Black Bear ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Richland Parish
- Louisiana
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