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Terrebonne Parish Louisiana Economic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over77,851100.0In labor force44,07256.6Civilian labor force44,00856.5Employed41,40653.2Unemployed2,6023.3Percent of civilian…

U.S. History Timeline: 1800–1849

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesAs it heads into the 19th century, the United States is a country that is still only 24 years old, the Treat of Paris was signed in 1783. Ahead lies a century of…

William Leigh BRENT, Congress, LA (1784-1848)

BRENT William Leigh , a Representative from Louisiana; born at Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., February 20, 1784; studied law and was admitted to the bar; moved to Louisiana about 1809 and…

Bolivar Edwards KEMP, Congress, LA (1871-1933)

KEMP Bolivar Edwards , a Representative from Louisiana; born on the Kemp homestead near Amite, St. Helena Parish, La., December 28, 1871; was privately tutored and also attended the public schools…

Cienfuegos

(Encyclopedia) Cienfuegos Cienfuegos syānfwāˈgōs [key], city, capital of Cienfuegos prov., central Cuba, a port on the…

Preston, John Smith

(Encyclopedia) Preston, John Smith, 1809–81, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. near Abingdon, Va. He practiced law at Abingdon and Columbia, S.C., but made his fortune operating a…