Robeline, LA
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| Village of Robeline | |
Robeline Methodist Church off Texas Street
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Location of Robeline in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. |
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| Coordinates: 31°41′27″N 93°18′15″W / 31.69083°N 93.30417°WCoordinates: 31°41′27″N 93°18′15″W / 31.69083°N 93.30417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| States |  Louisiana |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 174 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 170 |
| • Density | 142.86/sq mi (55.14/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
Robeline is a village in western , United States. The population was 183 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to a 2007, Robeline was named one of the ten worst speed traps in the state of Louisiana. Robeline made 85.73 percent of its revenue, an average of roughly $1,517 per capita population, from fines and forfeitures in the 2005 fiscal year.
In the 1880s, Robeline had a weekly newspaper, the Robeline Reporter, which was edited prior to his death by John Hamilton Cunningham (1812-1886), who had also been a physician, lawyer, planter, and minister. His son, Milton Joseph Cunningham, served three nonconsecutive terms as Attorney General of Louisiana prior to 1900, served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature, and practiced law in and New Orleans.
The former Robeline public school (Mascot was the Bulldogs) closed in 1980 because of a federal desegregation order. Elementary pupils were consolidated with nearby Marthaville; high schoolers were bused to .
Robeline is home of the annual Robeline Heritage Festival held the first weekend of October. Past performers have included several local musicians as well as Percy Sledge.
Robeline is located at 31°41′27″N 93°18′15″W / 31.69083°N 93.30417°W (31.690873, -93.304233).
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