Extension, Louisiana

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Extension, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°58′15″N91°48′21″W / 31.97083°N 91.80583°W / 31.97083; -91.80583 Coordinates: 31°58′15″N91°48′21″W / 31.97083°N 91.80583°W / 31.97083; -91.80583
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Franklin
Elevation 62 ft (19 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 71243
Area code(s) 318
GNIS feature ID 543195 [1]

Extension is an unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. [1] Its ZIP code is 71243. [2]

Franklin Parish, Louisiana Parish in the United States

Franklin Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,767. The parish seat is Winnsboro. The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin.

Louisiana State of the United States of America

Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

Notable people

Singer and songwriter Richard Berry was born in Extension. He is known for writing one of the world's most recorded songs, "Louie Louie." [3]

Richard Berry (musician) American singer-songwriter

Richard Berry, Jr. was an African-American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins.

Louie Louie single

"Louie Louie" is an American rhythm and blues song written and composed by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists. The song is based on the tune "El Loco Cha Cha” popularized by bandleader René Touzet and is an example of Latin influence on American popular music.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Extension, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Richard Berry Obituary". www.reverbcentral.com. Retrieved 2017-08-27.


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