As a result of over 20 inches of water in its building on the 100 block of Parkerson Avenue, the Crowley Daily Signal was forced to suspend publication of the newspaper from August 9 through August
To produce rice, one needs water and today’s irrigation technology did not exist 140 years ago.
On Aug. 3, 1940, a tropical depression formed off the western coast of Florida. Over the next couple of days, the storm drifted westward in the Gulf of Mexico.
Alcee Joseph Jumonville (1861-1940), a native of New Orleans, came to Crowley about 1900 with his wife Alice (1861-1942), whom he married in 1884, and their children: Walter (1886-1944), Leonce (18
Prior to the construction of Crowley’s first City Hall, there was no official place for the mayor and city council to hold their meetings in conducting the town’s business.
Crowley Post-Signal
602 N. Parkerson Ave, Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: 337-783-3450
Fax: 337-788-0949
Rayne-Acadian Tribune
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Phone: 337-334-3186
Fax: 337-334-8474
Church Point News
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Phone: 337-457-3061