Maringouin, Louisiana

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• Court rejects benefit for official's widow
  

  The widow of a former Maringouin police chief is not entitled to worker's compensation benefits because her husband was not performing any law enforcement duty when he was killed by a drunken driver in West ...

• Lawyer to fill son's seat
  

  The Pointe Coupee Parish School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint New Roads lawyer Jody Thibaut to fill his son's District F seat on the board until a successor is elected in the spring.

• Police and fire briefs for Oct. 18, 2008
  

  The cause of a Friday morning house fire on Paige Street is arson, a Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman said.

• Hurricane briefs for Sept. 20, 2008
  

  Housing inspectors contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are performing inspections for people seeking federal aid on damage to their homes from the high winds and severe flooding caused by ...

• Pointe Coupee Electric Restoration Update
  

  Areas Restored by Pointe Coupee Electric Membership Corporation Updated: 9/13/2008 4:05 PM The power has been restored to its mainlines in all areas.

• South American stork spotted in Louisiana
  

  This photo released by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shows a jabiru stork, with its blocky, slightly upturned black beak, among a flock of wood storks, egrets and ibis near Maringouin, La.

• Car overturns in a cane field near Maringouin
  

  Just before 3:00 Friday morning, a car crash in Maringouin sent two people to the hospital.

• Iberville Parish grocery store owner under fire
  

  An 80-year-old woman who owns Webber's grocery story in Iberville Parish is under fire.

City Description

Maringouin is a town in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. Maringouin is located at 30°29′27″N 91°31′8″W / 30.49083, -91.51889 (30.490911, -91.519023). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,262 people, 421 households, and 327 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,691.3 people per square mile (649.7/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 613.8/sq mi (235.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 20.13% White, 79.40% African American, 0.08% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population. There were 421 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 27.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average

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• Iberville Parish
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