Jonesville, Louisiana

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• Families mourn those killed in Louisiana chopper crash
  

  NEW ORLEANS - Randy Tarpley came from a family of hardworking and fearless police officers and Navy veterans.

• PHI identifies dead in 'copter crash
  

  The company that owns the helicopter that crashed in Louisiana marsh land, killing eight people, has released the names of the dead an injured.

• 8 dead, 1 hurt after chopper crashes in La. marsh
  

  Authorities searched a southern Louisiana marsh by boat Monday for clues that might determine what caused a helicopter crash that killed eight people bound for an offshore oil platform.

• Aitken - Dunkelberger
  

  Tommy and Paula Aitken of Monroe pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Victoria Aitken, to Kyle Robert Dunkelberger, son of Robert and Brenda Dunkelberger of Crowley, Tex.

• DEATHS
  

  BASTROP - Mageline Barker, a homemaker, died Saturday. Services are 1 p.m. Sunday at Tennant Funeral Home, Bastrop.

• Holiday roadwork schedules released for northeastern Louisiana
  

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for Christmas weekend ...

• Aplin - Cater
  

  Lynn and Paul Oxley of Monroe and James Aplin of Harrisonburg are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Staci Lynn Aplin, to Lee McCaleb Cater, son of Lissa and Roy Schneider of Jonesville and ...

• Keelboat Aux Arc to journey down the Ouachita River this December
  

  The keelboat Aux Arc is a representation of the type of boat that traveled the Ouachita and other rivers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

• School raises funds to buy vest for K-9 cop
  

  It was an exciting day for the fifth-grade students of Mr. Voss' homeroom at Jonesville Elementary High School, and for good reason.

• Jonesville Elementary School students exceed K-9 $ goal
  

  Friday was an exciting day for the fifth-grade students of Mr. Voss' homeroom at Jonesville Elementary High School, and for good reason.

• Rep. Alexander, Block High band to honor vets during Jonesville program on Nov. 11
  

  The Catahoula Parish Veterans Day program will be 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Block High School gym in Jonesville.

• In late winter 1850, cholera came calling in Concordia
  

  DURING THE EPIDEMIC, THE LAW FIRM OF STACY & SPARROW WAS PROPSERING In mid-February, 1850, a Catahoula Parish man, Mr.

• Jonesville man accused of Medicaid fraud
  

  The Louisiana Attorney General's Office has arrested a Jonesville man on two charges of Medicaid fraud, the office reported.

• Connor Wood attorney withdraws motion for new trial
  

  The lawyer for convicted murderer Connor Wood, 17, withdrew his motion last week for a new trial and recusal of the trial judge.

• in Today's Sentinel -- October 22, 2008
  

  VIDALIA CENTER NAMED IN HONOR OF HAMMETT Grand opening ceremonies were held Thursday for Vidalia's new conference and convention center which was named in honor of former Rep.

• in Today's Sentinel -- Wednesday, October 8, 2008
  

  BUS DRIVER INJURED IN WRECK: 45 STUDENTS TREATED A bus driver was seriously injured and 45 public school students were taken to hospitals this morning following a two-vehicle crash in Vidalia.

• Officials work to pass levee inspection
  

  Tensas Basin Levee District officials believe they have removed the most flagrant encroachments along the Ouachita River levee system without a wholesale removal of trees and ornamental shrubs.

• Program on Troyville mounds set in Jonesville
  

  Plans to develop a museum in Jonesville about Troyville and other mound sites along the Ouachita River will be presented by and discussed with Bill Atkins at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 9, at the Jonesville ...

• Finally, Black River Bridge at Jonesville leads somewhere
  

  The new Black River Bridge in Jonesville has opened -- well, at least two lanes of it.

City Description

Jonesville is a town in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, at the confluence of the Ouachita, Tensas, and Little rivers. The three rivers become the Black River at Jonesville though the "Black" is primarily the continuation of the Ouachita River. A new bridge over the Black River is under construction. After some miles, the Black flows into the Red River. The Jonesville population was 2,469 at the 2000 census. The parish seat is Harrisonburg to the north, which is actually smaller than Jonesville. Chris Shivers, a champion rodeo performer, lives with his family in Jonesville. Jonesville is located at 31°37′30″N 91°49′35″W / 31.625, -91.82639 (31.624934, -91.826339). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,469 people, 916 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,291.4 people per square mile (499.1/km²). There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of 539.8/sq mi (208.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 39.77% White, 59.17% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic

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• Catahoula Parish
• Louisiana

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