Hodge, Louisiana

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• Hodge guides clerk's office into digital age
  

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• Shutdown of Jackson Parish paper mill extended
  

  The Smurfit-Stone Container Group paper plant in Hodge, idled since Dec. 12, will stay closed until mid-January rather than opening New Year's Day as planned earlier.

• Smurfit-Stone extends shutdown
  

  Employees at Smurfit-Stone's Hodge paper mill, already pensive about the mill's future, got another reason to worry this week when the company announced it was extending its temporary shutdown for two weeks.

• AWOL governor no wunderkind
  

  Instead of the wunderkind Doug Shexnayder defends in his Dec. 5 letter, what you see is definitely not what we get.

• Moret: Paper mills in trouble in state
  

  Louisiana's eight paper mills belong to one of the state's most troubled industries, facing high natural gas prices and difficult market conditions, state Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret said ...

• State Briefs for Nov. 16
  

  The city of Thibodaux is about to go Hollywood. Mayor Charles Caillouet said streets around the Lafourche Parish Courthouse will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday during filming of the ...

• Smurfit-Stone moves back temporary shutdown of No. 5 machine
  

  The Smurfit-Stone paper mill in Hodge has moved back its temporary shutdown. The majority of workers at Smurfit-Stone's No.

• People React to News of Temporary Layoffs at Smurfit-Stone Mill in Hodge
  

  Friday, KNOE 8's Cynthia Milledge found anxiety in the town of Hodge after a union member predicted more job cuts.

• New Richwood chief donates first two months
  

  The town of Richwood is getting a new police chief for a bargain basement price, at least in the short-term. Chief Cliff Thomas received the oath of office at 10 a.m. Monday from Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court ...

• Early voters exercise voices
  

  While northeastern Louisiana voters will help elect a president and U.S. Senator on Nov.

• Leaders: Cooley Houe a success
  

  U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and state Sen. Francis Thompson said Monday the G.B. Cooley House restoration project is a good example of public-private partnership.

• 5th District's Republican congressional primary postponed
  

  Saturday's scheduled 5th Congressional District Republican primary election has been officially postponed, Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court Bill Hodge said this afternoon.

• DEATHS
  

  Jack Abreu of West Monroe, a disc jockey, died Monday. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

• Parents offer reward for information leading to arrest of person who killed daughter
  

  State fire officials hope that $25,000 in reward money might encourage informants to come forward with leads into a fatal fire in Lincoln Parish in 2007.

• Portfolio
  

  The following appointments to state boards have been announced by Gov. Bobby Jindal: State Attorney General Buddy Caldwell of Tallulah has been appointed to the Louisiana Drug Policy Board; Keith Guice of ...

• Allen - Menge
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harold Allen, Jr. of Hodge, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalee Nichole, to Mr.

• Allen - Menge
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harold Allen, Jr. of Hodge, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalee Nichole, to Mr.

• Allen - Menge
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harold Allen, Jr. of Hodge, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalee Nichole, to Mr.

• Allen - Menge
  

  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harold Allen, Jr. of Hodge, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalee Nichole, to Mr.

City Description

Hodge is a village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 492 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Hodge is located at 32°16′19″N 92°43′36″W / 32.27194, -92.72667 (32.272082, -92.726557). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (29.93%) is water. It is on U.S. Highway 167, about two miles north of Jonesboro, the parish seat, and immediately adjacent to two other small villages: North Hodge and East Hodge. SR 147 intersects Highway 167 immediately north of Hodge. As of the census of 2000, there were 492 people, 238 households, and 135 families residing in the village. The population density was 197.9/km² (513.6/mi²). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 109.8/km² (285.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 76.83% White, 22.15% African American, 0.20% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. There were 238 households out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female

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