Hicks, Louisiana

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Hicks is an unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1]

A post office called Hicks was established in 1887 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992. [2]

Hicks High School enrolls nearly four hundred pupils. [3]

The Hicks Pentecostal Church Cemetery located in the community. It is the resting place of 30th Judicial District Court Judge Jim Mitchell. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hicks, Louisiana
  2. "Vernon Parish". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  3. "Hicks High School". greatschools.org. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. "Obituary: Judge James "Jim" Mitchell". Leesville Daily Leader. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

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