Grant Parish, Louisiana: Difference between revisions
* [[Joe T. Cawthorn]] (1911-1967), lawyer, businessman, and politician affiliated with the [[Earl Long|Long]] [[Political faction|faction]], born in Selma in Grant Parish, resided in [[Mansfield, Louisiana|Mansfield]] in [[DeSoto Parish, Louisiana|DeSoto Parish]]{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/sabine/obits/c/c3650001.txt|title=Joe T. Cawthorn|publisher=Sabine Index|location=[[Many, Louisiana|Many]], [[Louisiana]]|date=November 16, 1967|access-date=October 28, 2014}}
* [[Joe T. Cawthorn]] (1911-1967), lawyer, businessman, and politician affiliated with the [[Earl Long|Long]] [[Political faction|faction]], born in Selma in Grant Parish, resided in [[Mansfield, Louisiana|Mansfield]] in [[DeSoto Parish, Louisiana|DeSoto Parish]]{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/sabine/obits/c/c3650001.txt|title=Joe T. Cawthorn|publisher=Sabine Index|location=[[Many, Louisiana|Many]], [[Louisiana]]|date=November 16, 1967|access-date=October 28, 2014}}
* [[Billy Chandler|Billy Ray Chandler]], state representative from Grant Parish, 2006-2012
* [[Billy Chandler|Billy Ray Chandler]], state representative from Grant Parish, 2006-2012
* Jesse C. Deen (1922-2015), state representative from primarily Bossier Parish, 1972–1988; reared in the Hargis Community near Montgomery
* Jesse C. Deen (1922-2015), state representative from primarily Bossier Parish, 1972–1988; reared in the Hargis Community near Montgomery
* [[Stephen L. Gunn|Stephen Lee “Steve” Gunn]], former [[mayor]] of Montgomery; represented Grant Parish in the legislature as an [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] from 1992 to 1996
* [[Stephen L. Gunn|Stephen Lee “Steve” Gunn]], former [[mayor]] of Montgomery; represented Grant Parish in the legislature as an [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] from 1992 to 1996
* Leonard R. “Pop” Hataway, sheriff of Grant Parish, 1976 to 2008; member of the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Paroles; member of the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]{{cite web|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-appoints-former-lawmakers-to-pardon-board/|title=Jindal appoints former lawmakers to pardon board|publisher=[[WBRZ-TV]]|access-date=February 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105044220/http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-appoints-former-lawmakers-to-pardon-board/|archive-date=January 5, 2013}}
* Leonard R. “Pop” Hataway, sheriff of Grant Parish, 1976 to 2008; member of the Louisiana Board of Pardons and Paroles; member of the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]{{cite web|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-appoints-former-lawmakers-to-pardon-board/|title=Jindal appoints former lawmakers to pardon board|publisher=[[WBRZ-TV]]|access-date=February 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105044220/http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-appoints-former-lawmakers-to-pardon-board/|archive-date=January 5, 2013}}
* [[Ed Head]] (1918–1980), [[Major League Baseball]] player who played for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
* [[Ed Head]] (1918–1980), [[Major League Baseball]] player who played for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]]
* [[Swords Lee]], timber owner from Pollock and Alexandria; former Grant Parish [[Assessor (property)|assessor]] and state representative{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/winn/obits/l/leesr229.txt|title=Col. Stephen R. Lee of Alexandria Dies at His Home Feb. 13: Industrial and Political Leader, Descendant of Famous Lees|date=February 22, 1929|publisher=Winnfield News-American|location=[[Winnfield, Louisiana|Winnfield]], [[Louisiana]]|access-date=May 23, 2015}}
* [[Swords Lee]], timber owner from Pollock and Alexandria; former Grant Parish [[Assessor (property)|assessor]] and state representative{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/winn/obits/l/leesr229.txt|title=Col. Stephen R. Lee of Alexandria Dies at His Home Feb. 13: Industrial and Political Leader, Descendant of Famous Lees|date=February 22, 1929|publisher=Winnfield News-American|location=[[Winnfield, Louisiana|Winnfield]], [[Louisiana]]|access-date=May 23, 2015}}
Parish in Louisiana, United States
Parish in Louisiana, United States
Grant Parish (French: Paroisse de Grant) is a parish located in the North Central portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,169.[1] The parish seat is Colfax.[2] The parish was founded in 1869 during the Reconstruction era.[3]
Grant Parish is part of the Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area and Red River Valley. From 1940 to 1960, the parish had a dramatic population loss, as many African Americans from the…
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