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- Bridge tenders stay on call
You hear the word "drawbridge" and think of ancient moats and castles and perhaps even "Monty Python" movies.
- Truck found carrying half ton of marijuana in Louisiana
Louisiana State Police picked up a tractor trailer filled with limes, pineapple and 114 bundles of marijuana last week.
- Update**Arrest Made in Hit and Run Crash
Troop F **Update**Arrest Made in Hit and Run Crash LOUISIANA STATE POLICE COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent News Release November 24, 2008 **Update** Arrest Made in Hit and ...
- Under-budget project funds to aid second phase
The St. Martin Parish Council approved a change order for a parish project that came in $162,000 under budget.
- Chemical spill prompts evacuation
A chemical spill at Diesi's Lucky Capitol Casino in Henderson early Saturday morning led to an evacuation of the immediate area and a cleanup effort that extended well into the afternoon.
- Drug transaction, shooting leads to five arrests
Five people were arrested in Henderson yesterday when someone was shot after an alleged illegal narcotics transaction went wrong.
- What We're Reading
Honestly, I didn't know they were making a movie of Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited." It figures to be a typical period piece, like "Atonement" . I think I'd still like to find some of the satire he was ...
- When a foodie encounters the Naked Chef
We all have those days at work - the ones that are too long, too hectic and too stressful.
- Mrs. Jon Landry
The wedding ceremony of Amanda Michelle Goudeau and Jon Paul Landry took place on October 4, 2008 at 6:00 in the evening at La Chapelle des Attakapas at Vermilionville in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- Best Read Over a Shrimp Po-boy
If you love all things Cajun or most things Louisiana, you will enjoy "Poor Man's Provence," the new book by Rheta Grimsley Johnson.
- Henderson hit hard by fish kills
There was some speculation that the fish kills in Henderson and throughout the Atchafalaya Basin were not as bad as they seemed - now that the numbers are out, that speculation can be laid to rest.
- Cajun country captivates columnist
It was an unlikely way to begin a love affair: A boar hunt brought writer Rheta Grimsley Johnson to south Louisiana a dozen years ago.
- Outdoors Bulletin Board: Scrapbook, announcements and more
Announcements Hurricane pushes DU banquet to Wednesday Because of the effects of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Ducks Unlimited has been forced to push their annual sponsor banquet back to Wednesday.
- Goudeau/Landry Rao/D'Avy McAndrew/Sylvester Nealon/Roberie Semien/Guillory Joseph/Francis
Richard and Carol Goudeau of Opelousas and Stafford and Emma Calais of Henderson are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Michelle Goudeau to Jon' Paul Landry, son of Ray Paul Landry and ...
- Hurricanes leave lingering effects on Basin
As Hurricane Ike is busy leaving its mark along the Texas and Southwest Louisiana coast, the effects of Hurricane Gustav are still being realized in south central and Southeast Louisiana.
- Schools closed because of Ike
Public schools in Vermilion Parish will be closed today as officials assess damage from Ike.
- Gustav was no Katrina - but it was no picnic, either
HENDERSON, La. - Cars wind slowly around Our Lady of Mercy church, into the little city park with its metal-top party pavilion.
- Farmers check fields: Gustav could have lingering effects for sugar cane
With this year's sugar cane harvest only a month away and planting already behind schedule, Hurricane Gustav could prove devastating for not only this year's crop, but next year's as well, farmers and industry ...
- Storm Update: Farmers-Merchants branches begin to reopen
The Main Office and Park Plaza branches of Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust Company in Breaux Bridge was open today.
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City DescriptionHenderson is a town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,531 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Henderson is located at 30°18′58″N 91°47′39″W / 30.31611, -91.79417 (30.315979, -91.794301).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.89%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,531 people, 546 households, and 408 families residing in the town. The population density was 914.8 people per square mile (354.0/km²). There were 596 housing units at an average density of 356.1/sq mi (137.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.37% White, 9.93% African American, 0.20% Native American, 16.72% Asian, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 546 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- St. Martin Parish
- Louisiana
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