Jackson on the map of East Feliciana Parish Population: 3,891 Mayor: Charles E. Coleman (D) (225) 634-7351 Clerk: Gloria P. Fontenot (225) 634-7777 P. O. Box 1150 Jackson, LA 70748 Marshal: Bill Thomas (D) Parish Info |
1825 College of Orleans fails and state support is shifted to the College of Louisiana in Jackson, Louisiana which will become Centenary College, The college was transferred to the Methodist Church in 1845 and relocated at Shreveport in 1908, Centenary is the oldest privately operated liberal arts college west of the Mississippi.
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