Simsboro, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Village of Simsboro | |
 JR's Place is the restaurant in Simsboro. | |
 Location of Simsboro in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′03″N 92°47′11″W / 32.53417°N 92.78639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Lincoln |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Willie Hendricks (D)[1][2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.48 sq mi (9.02 km2) |
| • Land | 3.48 sq mi (9.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 803 |
| • Density | 230.61/sq mi (89.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-70630 |
Simsboro is a village in western Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Two 20th century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston,[5] and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future Louisiana Tech University.[6]
- ^ Mayor Willie Hendricks is listed among the state and local officials who have endorsed the reelection in 2014 of Democrat U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.
- ^ "Landrieu's GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election". thehayride.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ "L. D. Napper". tributes.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ S. D. Pearce (June 1, 1937). "Ruston Holds Long Record in Education: Establishment of Louisiana Tech Stabilizes Movement Started by Pioneers". Ruston Daily Leader. p. 19. Retrieved February 27, 2015.