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Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana,United States. Named for the Greek poet Homer,the town was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present-day brick courthouse,built in the Greek Revival style of architecture,is one of only four pre-Civil War courthouses in Louisiana still in use. The building,completed in 1860,was accepted by the Claiborne Parish Police Jury on July 20,1861,at a cost of $12,304.36,and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The other courthouses are in St. Francisville,St. Martinville and Thibodaux.
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Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She was also a permanent chairwoman of the 1976 Democratic National Convention,which met in New York City to nominate the Carter-Mondale ticket. She was the first woman to preside over a major party convention.
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- ↑ "House Membership: Historical Listing" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ↑ "William Charles Cole Claiborne II". 64 Parishes. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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