Tallulah, Louisiana
| Tallulah, Louisiana | |
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 Located across from the Madison Parish Courthouse is the Tallulah Municipal Building.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Madison |
| Elevation | 85 ft (25.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°24′33″N 91°11′29″W / 32.40917°N 91.19139°WCoordinates: 32°24′33″N 91°11′29″W / 32.40917°N 91.19139°W |
| Area | 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
| - land | 3.1 sq mi (8 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 3.13% |
| Population | 6,995 (2015) |
| Density | 2,716.6/sq mi (1,048.9/km2) |
| Mayor | Paxton Branch (D) Police Chief James E. Vaughn Jr. (D) City Council by district: 1: Charles M. Finlayson (D) 2: Lisa D. Houston (D) 3: Tommy A. Watson, Sr. (D) 4: Marjorie Day (D) 5: Gloria Owens Hayden (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
  Location of Tallulah in Louisiana
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Tallulah is a small city in and the parish seat of Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The 2010 population was 7,335, a decrease of 1,854, or 20.2 percent, from the 9,189 tabulation at the 2000 census. The city is nearly 77 percent African American. Tallulah is the principal city of the Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Madison Parish. The Madison Parish Sheriff's office operates the Steve Hoyle Rehabilitation Center in Tallulah.
When the railroad was expanding in the area, a widow who owned a large plantation became friendly with the contractor and persuaded him to change the route of the railroad to run through her plantation. After the railroad was built, she had nothing else to do with him. Feeling rejected, he named the water stop for an old girlfriend named Tallulah, instead of the plantation owner.
During the American Civil War, Union gunboats in Lake Providence headed south to Tallulah, where they burned the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Railroad's depot and captured Confederate supplies awaiting shipment to Indian Territory. The Confederates in Tallulah offered no resistance. Numerous potential Confederate troops in the area were turned down for enlistment because of a lack of weapons.
Tallulah was the first U.S. city to offer shoppers an indoor shopping mall. A businessman built Bloom's Arcade in 1925, in the style of European arcades. It was one hall with stores on either side much like the ones today. The hall opened into the street on both ends. This landmark is still in Tallulah on U.S. Route 80 on the historical registry. As of late 2013, it has been restored to its original character and functions as an apartment complex. Madison Parish claims the title of birthplace of Delta Air Lines, and the original airport building, Scott's Field, still stands near Tallulah, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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