Shaw, Louisiana | |
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  Shaw, Louisiana  Shaw, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 31°11′30″N91°37′52″W / 31.19167°N 91.63111°W Coordinates: 31°11′30″N91°37′52″W / 31.19167°N 91.63111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Concordia |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 543660 [1] |
Shaw is an unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States.
James Carothers Garrison was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and prosecution of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw to that effect in 1969, which ended in Shaw's acquittal. The author of five books, he was portrayed by Kevin Costner in Oliver Stone's JFK, while Garrison himself made a cameo as Earl Warren.
James Black was an American knifemaker best known for his improvements to Bowie knife designed by Jim Bowie.
Clay LaVerne Shaw was a businessman in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Terrance Bernard Shaw is an American football cornerback. He was born in Marshall, Texas.
The Shaw Center for the Arts is a 125,000 square foot performing art venue, fine arts museum, and education center located at 100 Lafayette Street in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 2005. The Center includes the LSU Museum of Art, the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery, the 325-seat Manship Theatre, classrooms, Tsunami, a rooftop sushi restaurant, and a park. Among other collections, the museum includes the largest assemblage of Newcomb Pottery in the United States.
Hurricane Katrina struck the United States in August 2005, causing over a thousand deaths and extreme property damage, particularly in New Orleans. The incident affected numerous areas of governance, including disaster preparedness and environmental policy.
The Paul J. Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary is a 26,000-acre (110 km2) refuge owned by the National Audubon Society in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Established in 1924, this private Louisiana sanctuary is home to alligator, deer, muskrat, otter, geese and many other species. Because of the focus to maintain safe, secure and healthy habitats for waterfowl and other endemic wildlife, it is not open to the public, and no hunting or fishing is permitted within the Sanctuary boundaries. There are no roads to the Sanctuary, and boat access through the private canals is by permission only. It is currently managed by Audubon Louisiana, a state office of the National Audubon Society.
Archbishop Shaw High School is an Archdiocesan school administered under the Salesians of St. John Bosco. It is approved by the Louisiana State Department of Education and the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Founded in 1962, it is located in Marrero, Louisiana, and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.
On March 1, 1967, New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison arrested and charged New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw with conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy, with the help of Lee Harvey Oswald, David Ferrie, and others. On January 29, 1969, Shaw was brought to trial in Orleans Parish Criminal Court on these charges. On March 1, 1969, a jury took less than an hour to find Shaw not guilty. To date, it is the only trial to be brought for the assassination of President Kennedy.
John William Shaw was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of San Antonio (1911–1918) and Archbishop of New Orleans (1918–1934).
Jared Young Sanders Sr. was an American journalist and attorney from Franklin, the seat of St. Mary Parish in south Louisiana, who served as his state's House Speaker (1900–1904), lieutenant governor (1904–1908), the 34th Governor (1908–1912), and U.S. representative (1917–1921). Near the end of his political career he was a part of the anti-Long faction within the Louisiana Democratic Party. Huey Pierce Long Jr., in fact had once grappled with Sanders in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans.
Billy Wayne Montgomery, also known as Coach Montgomery, is a former educator who represented the Bossier City-based District 9 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988-2008. He was elected as a Democrat, but he switched affiliation to the Republican Party on October 3, 2006.
Amanda Christian Amaya-Shaw is an American Cajun fiddler, singer, and actress from Mandeville, Louisiana.
John Malach Shaw was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Walter White Shaw was an American football player and coach, attorney and businessman. He played at the halfback position for Fielding H. Yost's renowned 1901 "Point-a-Minute" football team. He later worked as an attorney, judge and businessman in Oklahoma and Louisiana.
The North Louisiana Historical Association was organized in 1952 to in its own words "encourage an appreciation and understanding of the history of North Louisiana."
Russell Barrow Peacock is the current Republican state senator for District 37 in northwestern Louisiana. He began his second term on January 11, 2016.
Gary Michael Carter Jr., is an American attorney from his native New Orleans, Louisiana, who is the Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 102, which encompasses the Algiers neighborhood. On January 11, 2016, he succeeded fellow Democrat Jeff Arnold, who was first elected to the House in a special election held on April 6, 2002.
Bernice Lorene Shaw, was a Louisiana educator and politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate.
Kyle M. Green Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 83rd district. Elected in 2019, he assumed office on January 13, 2020.
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