Sterlington, Louisiana

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• Library has activities for teens
  

  Each New Year brings a new set of resolutions - promises we make to ourselves to be healthier, happier and more organized members of society.

• Five People Arrested During Undercover Drug Operation in Sterlington
  

  An undercover drug operation in Sterlington Friday night leads to the arrests of five people including three juveniles.

• Sterlington drug-bust operation nets 2
  

  A pair of Monroe men were arrested by Sterlington police on a variety of drug charges at 8 p.m. Friday night after they were accused of trying to sell drugs to civilian informants in a drug-free school zone.

• Lowest Ouachita property taxes west of river
  

  Where is the best place to build or buy a house in Ouachita Parish if you want to pay the least property taxes? "Any way you look at it, you'd have to go west of the river," said tax assessor Rich Bailey.

• Officials to attend growth conference
  

  Eleven elected officials from Louisiana are planning a trip to Albuquerque, N.M., at the end of January to attend a smart growth conference.

• Caston - Salinas
  

  Ms. Barbara Caston of Oak Grove, La. is pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter, Sloan Caston, to Omar Salinas, son of Ms.

• Sterlington man held for driving while intoxicated
  

  Louisiana State Police early today arrested Galiel P. Palacious, Highway 2, Sterlington, charging him with driving while intoxicated and no driver's license.

• Sterlington gets two Bullocks, two views
  

  Sterlington, Alderman Cliff Bullock occasionally gets a kick out of his wife, Jayne, at the meetings.

• Town joins board for air study
  

  Sterlington Mayor Vern Breland said the town will join with the Ouachita Parish School system for an independent air-quality study to ensure the safety of the citizens and the students at A.L. Smith Elementary.

• Winter Weather Advisory for north La.
  

  The National Weather Service office in Shreveport has issued a winter weather advisory for north Louisiana.

• West Monroe native's pipeline business generates big money for local economy
  

  While much of the talk regarding the economy is peppered with doom and gloom, there are many positives if one knows where to look.

• Sterlington parents asked to comment
  

  The News-Star would like to hear from parents in the Sterlington area regarding the recent USA Today study showing toxins in the air around A.L. Smith Elementary.

• Toxins around schools a concern
  

  Ouachita Parish School Superintendent Bob Webber said Tuesday that the district will meet with the Environmental Protection Agency and commission an independent study, if necessary, to ensure that the air ...

• Drug investigation leads to arrests
  

  Sterlington police arrested four Saturday at Harvey Apartments as a result of a narcotics investigation.

• Construction of new Richwood, Sterlington schools to begin soon
  

  Ouachita Parish School's superintendent Dr. Bob Webber is hopeful construction work on a new Sterlington elementary school and Richwood middle school can begin in February.

• Sterlington teen fatally injured in wreck
  

  A Sterlington youth lost his life Tuesday evening when his motorcycle crashed into another vehicle in the 600 block of Louisiana 139 in northern Ouachita Parish.

• Portfolio
  

  Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham has been appointed by Gov.

• Briefcase
  

  An update for tax preparers and certified public accountants has been scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Anna Gray Noe Alumni Center at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

• $10,000 in stolen goods recovered
  

  Sterlington police recovered $10,000 of stolen merchandise from a Monroe man Friday night.

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City Description

Sterlington is a town in northern Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2000 census. Actor Ed Nelson, a co-star of ABC's Peyton Place during the 1960s, retired to Sterlington from his native New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Sterlington is located at 32°41′36″N 92°3′34″W / 32.69333, -92.05944 (32.693440, -92.059318). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²) of it is land and 0.43% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 478 households, and 356 families residing in the town. The population density was 556.3 people per square mile (215.1/km²). There were 523 housing units at an average density of 228.0/sq mi (88.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.17% White, 12.46% African American, 0.24% Asian, 1.72% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.08% of the population. There were 478 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5%

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• Ouachita Parish

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