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St. Landry Parish LA Social Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school24,609100.0Nursery school, preschool1,6316.6Kindergarten1,3885.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)12,21149.…

St. Landry Parish LA Economic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over64,913100.0In labor force32,76550.5Civilian labor force32,72850.4Employed29,33445.2Unemployed3,3945.2Percent of civilian…

St. Landry Parish LA Housing Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units36,216100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached26,08972.01-unit, attached5291.52 units1,2543.53 or 4 units5811.65 to 9 units4511.210 to 19 units1910.520…

Haidar Ali

(Encyclopedia) Haidar Ali or Hyder AliHaidar Aliboth: hīˈdər älēˈ [key], 1722–82, Indian ruler. A Muslim of peasant stock, he rose by military brilliance to command the army of the Hindu state of…

Majid, Ali Hassan al-

(Encyclopedia) Majid, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Ali Hassan al-äˈlē hāˈsän äl-mäjēdˈ [key], 1941–2010, Iraqi general and Ba'athist, cousin of Saddam Hussein. After Hussein took power (1979), Majid played a…

Dundee, Angelo

(Encyclopedia) Dundee, Angelo, 1921–2012, American boxing trainer, most famous for his work with Muhammad Ali, b. Philadelphia as Angelo Mirena, Jr. After serving in World War II he moved to New York…

Bongo, Omar

(Encyclopedia) Bongo, Omar (El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba)Bongo, Omarbôngˈgō [key], 1935–2009, Gabonese political leader, president of Gabon (1967–2009), b. Albert-Bernard Bongo. He entered the civil…

Cosell, Howard

(Encyclopedia) Cosell, HowardCosell, Howardkōsĕlˈ [key], 1920–95, American sports broadcaster, b. Winston-Salem, N.C., as Howard William Cohen. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and became a lawyer; in…

Stevenson, Teófilo

(Encyclopedia) Stevenson, Teófilo, 1952–2012, Cuban heavyweight boxer, b. Puerto Padre. One of the greatest amateur boxers ever to enter the ring, he won gold medals at the Munich (1972), Montreal (…

Sonni Ali

(Encyclopedia) Sonni Ali: see Songhai.