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- Snow damage chills La. nurseries
NEW ORLEANS - The pleasure of seeing a rare blanket of snow in her front yard last week was short lived for nursery owner Debbie Head, who soon learned about the downside when she got calls from colleagues ...
- Snow damage chills Louisiana nurseries
LECOMPTE - Last week's snow is this week's financial headache for many plant nursery owners in parts of Louisiana.
- La. man charged with federal hate crime
A Louisiana man has been indicted on charges he violated the federal housing rights of 3 Hispanic men by shooting at them and setting fire to their home in June.
- Zero-hour for turkeys, pies
Though Thanksgiving doesn't arrive until Thursday, local restaurants are already in a frenzy working to meet their customers' demands for specially cooked turkeys.
- See local talent 'After 9'
The After 9 Show has a new home on Thursday nights at Lea's of LeCompte restaurant, which will allow locals to showcase their talents in front of a live audience.
- Author returns home for booksigning
Cancer: It's easily one of the top 10 most dreaded words in the English language.
- Casting Call
A featured film will begin shooting this month in New Orleans, Bunkie, Pineville, and Lecompte as well as other areas of Louisiana.
- Boudain or Boudin
Entry from September 24, 2008 Boudain or Boudin Entry in progress - B.P. Wikipedia: Boudin Boudin describes a number of different types of sausage used in French, French-Canadian, Creole and Cajun cuisine.
- Teen Dies In Rapides Parish Crash
On Sunday, September 07, 2008, at 2:08 pm, Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash involving one vehicle.
- Lecompte teen dies in one-car crash
A 15-year-old Lecompte teen died in a one-vehicle accident on Louisiana Highway 456 in Rapides Parish.
- Damage from Hurricane Gustav in Houma
As daybreak swept over Houma, La,, Gustav's punch became even more apparent. Buildings with broken glass, billboards were twisted and turned into scrap metal and dozens of down power lines and tree limbs ...
- Restaurant association honors Rubin
The honors for the staff of Soileau's Dinner Club in Opelousas just keep coming.
- Nashville Star contestant to sign autographs at Red River Bank
Alexandria, LA Pineville native and recent Top 10 Nashville Star contestant, Justin Gaston, will sign autographs at the Hwy 28 west branch of Red River Bank on Monday, June 30 from 11:30am-1:00pm The event is ...
- Group expands program
St. Landry and Evangeline parishes will be the first in Louisiana to implement a reading program founded by country music legend Dolly Parton.
- Village of Forest Hill Boil Order
The Village of Forest Hill has issued a boil order for certain customers on the Forest Hill Utility water system until further notice due to a breakage in the water system line.
- Read
Volume 4, World War II and Korean Veterans Speaking from the Heart, by Patsy K. Barber, published in 2005 by Bayou Boeuf Publishing, Lecompte, La.
Lecompte Classifieds
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City DescriptionLecompte is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,366 at the 2000 census.
Lecompte is located at 31°5′28″N 92°24′1″W / 31.09111, -92.40028 (31.091135, -92.400397).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
It is most famous for Lea's Lunchroom 1, a restaurant specializing in pie. Since 2002, the town has hosted an annual pie festival 2.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,366 people, 516 households, and 330 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,344.8 people per square mile (517.1/km²). There were 586 housing units at an average density of 576.9/sq mi (221.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 24.96% White, 74.30% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.
There were 516 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- United States
- Rapides Parish
- Louisiana
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