Cotton Valley, Louisiana
| Cotton Valley, Louisiana | |
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 Downtown Cotton Valley with United States Post Office at the right and municipal building at the left
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Webster |
| Elevation | 226 ft (68.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°48′52″N 93°25′17″W / 32.81444°N 93.42139°WCoordinates: 32°48′52″N 93°25′17″W / 32.81444°N 93.42139°W |
| Area | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| - land | 2.6 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 1,009 (2010) |
| Mayor | Joseph Alexander (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
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| Website: http://www.cottonvalleylouisiana.net | |
Cotton Valley is a town in central Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,009 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 180 persons, or 15 percent, from the 2000 tabulation.
Cotton Valley is located some twenty miles northwest of the parish seat of Minden.
Cotton Valley was established in the mid-19th century but was not incorporated until 1944, when J. B. Roby, a Democrat, became its first mayor. Initially appointed, Roby was elected to the position on April 11, 1944. He polled 162 votes to opponent F. G. Mixon's 47 ballots. In 1946, Roby was succeeded by A. C. Borland, who served a total of twenty-two years. An insurance agent, Borland did not seek reelection in 1968 and was succeeded by E. M. Hollingsworth. Borland was credited with the building of the Cotton Valley city hall, recreation center and municipal park. He died in 1987.
In June 2010, the Minden Press-Herald reported that Cotton Valley Town Clerk Myra Kilburn to have been in violation of the Louisiana Public Records Act (Revised Statutes 44:33). Kilburn has repeatedly ignored the newspaper's request for public records though the law requires that the information be released within seventy-two hours after the request is made. Kilburn said that she will accept whatever sanctions will be assessed against her. "I absolutely did what you are saying I did. . . . Looking up your records got a backseat," Kilburn told the Press-Herald.
Meanwhile, the three-term city alderman Charlene Lewis and the municipal legal counsel, Charles Jacobs, resigned after ethics complaints surfaced regarding Lewis' employment with Jacobs’ firm. Jacobs said that "too many personality conflicts exist for me to effectively serve . . . I'm just going to resign and be done with it." Jacobs said that Kilburn refused to listen to his legal advice regarding public records and that the municipality, which has financial problems, has not paid him.
Two Democrats, incumbent Comerdis Phillips and challenger Roy Joseph Duck met in the nonpartisan blanket primary for mayor of Cotton Valley, held on November 6, 2012, in conjunction with the U.S. presidential and congressional elections. Phillips prevailed with 233 votes (53.6 percent) to Duck's 202 ballots (46.4 percent). Phillips was elected in 2008 in a three-candidate field with 51 percent of the vote. The runner-up that year was a Republican, Ken Gray, who finished with 44 percent.
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