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5 unusual facts about Claiborne Parish


David T. Caldwell

The Second Judicial District also includes Bienville and Claiborne parishes; each of the three parishes in the district has a separate judge based in Jonesboro, Arcadia and Homer, respectively.

Enos McClendon

McClendon was the son of the former Lurene Gray (1891–1978) and Judge Enos McClendon, Sr., (1889–1958) of Homer in Claiborne Parish in north Louisiana.

James D. Johnson

Johnson's life story and death were remarkably similar to that of an unrepentant segregationist leader in Louisiana, William M. Rainach of Claiborne Parish, a state legislator and an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in his state's 1959 primary election.

Richard Cleveland Drew

R. C. Drew was educated at the former Homer College in Homer, the seat of Claiborne Parish.

Thomas Stevenson Drew

One of Drew's brothers, Richard Maxwell Drew, held several public offices in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, including that of state representative from 1848 until his death in 1850 at the age of twenty-eight.


Forrest Dunn

He finished fifth among the six candidates, including former state Senator Cecil K. Carter, Jr., of Shreveport, state Senator Foster Campbell of Bossier Parish, and state Representative Loy F. Weaver of Claiborne Parish.

Fred L. Lowery

He won the position by a four-vote margin, 723 to 719, over Dr. Sid Young (died 1999), the pastor from 1988 to 1991 of the First Baptist Church of Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish.

Graydon K. Kitchens, Jr.

After college, Kitchens, Sr., taught school for a year in Summerfield in Claiborne Parish.


see also

Danny Roy Moore

From 1948 to 1960, Moore's seat was held by William M. Rainach of Summerfield in Claiborne Parish, who was an unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in the 1959 Democratic primary.

Kenneth Volentine

The company claimed copyright-infringement because inmates and visitors to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for a $3 fee could purchase pirated copies of recordings by such performers as Eminem, John Tesh, and George Strait.

Robert F. Kennon

Kirkpatrick's widow, Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick, is a native of Claiborne Parish and a past political figure in her own right.