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City of Rayne

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Population: 8,502

Mayor:

James J. Jimbo Petijean (D)
(318) 334-5250

Clerk:

Robert Hebert
(318) 334-3121
P. O. Box 69
Rayne, LA 70578

Chief of Police:

John W. Piggy Arceneaux (D)

Acadia
Parish Info

Type of Government: Mayor and Board of Aldermen (5) Lawrason Act

The town of Pouppeville is named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dates back to the 1850s. Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, & rebuilt at Rayne Station in 1881.

Districts

Congress- ional	Supreme Court	Court of Appeals Circuit ~District	Public Service	BESE	Senate	House	Judicial
7	3	3 ~ 3	4	7	23, 25, 26	37, 41, 42	15

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Newspapers	Rayne Acadian Tribune 108 N. Adams Ave. P. O. Box 260 Rayne, LA 70578 318.334.3186 FAX: 318.334.8474 Established 1894. Ed. Paul K. Ediger Pub. Stephen Moody Louisiana State Newspapers Rayne Independent 201 E. South First St. P. O. Box 428 Rayne, LA 70578 318.334.2128 FAX: 318.334.2120 Established 1967. Ed. Jo Cart Pub. Jo Cart

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Encyclopedia Louisiana
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