Independence, Louisiana

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Independence

Fair
Temperature: 51.7 °F

Humidity: 86 %
Wind Speed: 0 mph SSW
Pressure: 29.94 "

Dew Point: 48 °F
Gusts: 7 mph W
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• News of the Week-Monday
  

  Longview could become the first city in East Texas to have a quiet zone. A quiet zone is where trains cannot blow their horns, which are heard at 92 decibels or louder.

• I-Bowl pep rally moves to Shreveport Convention Center due to weather
  

  The Independence Bowl pep rally scheduled for Saturday has been moved from the Louisiana Boardwalk to the Shreveport Convention Center because of anticipated bad weather.

• December 22, 2008 - Mayor Glover Names Sibley as Interim Chief Administrative Officer
  

  December 22, 2008 - MAYOR GLOVER NAMES SIBLEY AS INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER To continue the effective and efficient operation of the City of Shreveport, Mayor Cedric B. Glover announces the ...

• Gov. Jindal proclaimed Friday as 'Louisiana Tech Football Day'
  

  RUSTON -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared Friday, Dec. 19, as Louisiana Tech Football Day.

• December 16, 2008 - City of Shreveport Announces New Electronic Bidding Process
  

  A new bid process will shift into high-gear beginning January 1, 2009. The New Year opens the door of opportunity for vendors and contractors looking to do business with the City of Shreveport to submit their ...

• Lawmakers upset I-bowl snubbed Ragin' Cajuns
  

  BATON ROUGE - Lafayette legislators are questioning the Independence Bowl's selection of Northern Illinois when it could have selected the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and drawn a larger crowd to an ...

• Lawmakers upset that Ragin' Cajuns snubbed by Independence Bowl
  

  Lafayette legislators are questioning the Independence Bowl's selection of Northern Illinois when it could have selected the University of Louisiana and drawn a larger crowd to an in-state rivalry against ...

• Grand jury indicts former Independence fire chief
  

  A Tangipahoa Parish grand jury has indicted the former fire chief of Independence on criminal charges of felony theft and malfeasance.

• Slidell High repair deal OK'd
  

  St. Tammany Parish public school officials Thursday reveled in the completion of one major construction project, recognized the near completion of another, and took a first step toward a third.

• Passenger Killed in Crash on LA 16 in St. Helena Parish
  

  Today, December 1, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of an Independence resident.

• Mushroom Lane stabbing lands man in jail
  

  Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies and Independence police officers arrested a man accused of stabbing his friend after an evening of drinking together, deputies said Monday.

• Independence Resident Killed in Crash on Interstate 12 in Tangipahoa Parish
  

  Today at 10:23 AM, Louisiana State Police, Troop-L investigated a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 12 at milepost 44.6 in Tangipahoa Parish.

• Charges reduced in shooting
  

  A man accused of killing an employee during a 2001 botched grocery store robbery will be tried on a charge of second-degree rather than first-degree murder, Assistant District Attorney Don Wall said in court ...

• Man accused of machete attack
  

  Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a Ponchatoula man who got into a fight Monday, at one point arming himself with a BB pistol and swinging a machete at another man, deputies said.

• More of this story
  

  St. Tammany Parish School Superintendent Gayle Sloan presented a plan to standardize compensation for bus drivers on field trips at the committee as a whole business affairs and administrative meeting Tuesday.

• Police Beat
  

  Opelousas - The Opelousas Police Department reported booking the following people Wednesday : Larry J. Jolivette, 47, 519 Planters St., Opelousas, charged with assault.

• Dual audits say funds misused by ex-officials
  

  The former Independence fire chief used $28,800 in Fire Department funds for personal expenses, and the former mayor used his town vehicle and gas card for personal errands, say two state audits released ...

• 20 Under 40 named; see photo gallery
  

  Johanna Cole-Pham never thought she would be recognized for simply doing the work she loved.

• Farmer pleads guilty to adulteration of milk
  

  U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says 55-year-old Dennis Finch has pleaded guilty in federal court to the adulteration of milk.

City Description

Independence is a town in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area. Independence is located at 30°38′7″N 90°30′14″W / 30.63528, -90.50389 (30.635293, -90.504005). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,724 people, 663 households, and 446 families residing in the town. The population density was 772.4 people per square mile (298.5/km²). There were 735 housing units at an average density of 329.3/sq mi (127.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 60.90% White, 36.25% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.58% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population. There were 663 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years

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