Plain Dealing, Louisiana
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Plain Dealing, Louisiana | |
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| Leon Sanders, Jr., Municipal Complex Leon Sanders, Jr., Municipal Complex | |
| Location of Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Location of Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. | |
| Location of Louisiana in the United States Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′21″N 93°42′0″W / 32.90583°N 93.70000°WCoordinates: 32°54′21″N 93°42′0″W / 32.90583°N 93.70000°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| State | Template:Country data Louisiana |
| Parish | Bossier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor[1] | Shavonda E. Gay (NP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
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| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 893 |
| • Rank | BO: 4th |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-60670 |
| Website | https://thetownofplaindealing.com/ |
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Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 893 in 2020.[3] It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area.
History
In 1839, George Oglethorpe Gilmer and his son, James Blair Gilmer, bought 5,000 acres of this land—then described as a "vast, unsettled wilderness"—from the United States government, calling a portion of this acreage "Plain Dealing" after the family's Virginia plantation.[4][5] The "Plain Dealing" name became official when the town was formally chartered on April 24, 1890.[4]
On March 26, 1893, during an evening school dance at Plain Dealing High School, a fight broke out. Two students were shot and killed immediately, two more were fatally wounded, and an instructor was wounded.[6]
Geography
Plain Dealing is 8 miles (13 km) south of the Arkansas border and 31 miles (50 km) north of Shreveport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.26%, is water.[7]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Plain Dealing has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Plain Dealing was 114 °F (45.6 °C) on August 10, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was −14 °F (−25.6 °C) on February 13, 1899.[8] The record high temperature is also the highest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana.[9]
Demographics
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 440 | 49.27% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 414 | 46.58% |
| Other/Mixed | 22 | 2.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 1.68% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 893 people, 424 households, and 192 families residing in the town.[3]
Education
The community is in the Bossier Parish School District.[10] There is one school in the community, Plain Dealing High School, which covers grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12.[11] Its attendance boundary includes all of Plain Dealing.[12]
White and black students had separate K-12 schools, under educational segregation in the United States. White students went to Plain Dealing High School, then K-12, while black students went to Carrie Martin High School, a K-12 school established in 1952 by its namesake. In 1969 the white and black schools were consolidated into a single school with two campuses, later separated into Plain Dealing Elementary School and Plain Dealing High School. The elementary school was renamed Carrie Martin Elementary School in 2003.[13] In 2017 the district announced that it will merge Martin Elementary into Plain Dealing High, and stop using the former elementary facility.[14]
Notable people
- William Benton Boggs (1854–1922), first mayor of Plain Dealing in 1890[15]
- Ryan Gatti (born 1974), state senator from Bossier City since 2016
- Booker T. Huffman Jr aka Booker T, American professional wrestler[16]
- A. P. Tugwell (1889–1976), the longest-serving Louisiana state treasurer
- Joseph David "Joe" Waggonner, Jr. (1918–2007), a former congressman
- W. E. "Willie" Waggonner (1905–1976), sheriff of Bossier Parish from 1948 until his death in office
- Greg Stumon (born 1963), retired defensive end Canadian Football League
References
- ↑ "Bossier Parish candidates" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 James A. Marples (March 31, 2015). "Finding 'real deal' in Plain Dealing". Shreveporttimes.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ↑ "MY HOMETOWN : PLAIN DEALING, LOUISIANA". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on August 3, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ↑ "Shot to Death at a Dance". The Morning Call, Volume 73, Number 117 (San Francisco, California). March 27, 1893. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Plain Dealing town, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bossier Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2024. - Text list
- ↑ "Plain Dealing High School". Bossier Parish School District. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
Other: Grades PK-12
- See also profile at National Center for Education Statistics - ↑ "Plain Dealing Attendance Zone Map" (PDF). Bossier Parish School Board. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ Jimenez, Mary (October 3, 2006). "Carrie Martin Alumni Stay Active Supporting School". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 1B. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Remodeling underway for merging Plain Dealing schools". KTBS-TV. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ "My Hometown: Plain Dealing, Louisiana". oocities.org. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Huffman, Booker T with Andrew William Wright (2012). Booker T: From Prison to Promise: Life Before the Squared Circle. Aurora, Ill: Medallion Press. ISBN 978-1605424682.
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