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Winn Parish View a Parish Map Type of Government: Police Jury Parish Seat: Winnfield FIPS Code: 22127 |
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Courts and Judicial Districts
Winn Parish is subject to the jurisdiction of the following courts:
Federal Courts:
District Court: Western District, Naked Ownership Page
Court of Appeal: Fifth Circuit, Naked Ownership Page
Supreme Court: United States Supreme Court
State Courts:
District Court: 8th JDC (Naked Ownership Page)
Court of Appeal: Second Circuit, Naked Ownership Page
Supreme Court: Louisiana Supreme Court, Naked Ownership Page
Supreme Court District(s): 4
The following local officials provide services related to the judiciary:
District Attorney and Sheriff
Local Court(s):
Winnfield City Court
Other (includes federal, state and local courts of limited jurisdiction):
Bankruptcy: Western District (Federal), Naked Ownership Page
Worker's Compensation: 2 (State)
Justice of the Peace: See Elected Officials (Local)
Attorneys:
Louisiana attorneys can be located using any of the following web sites:
FindLaw
Legal Directories
Louisiana Legal
Louisiana State Bar Association
Martindale
Legislative Districts and/or Elected Officials
See Elected Officials for a listing of all officials elected by the voters of Winn Parish.
Federal Officials and/or Districts:
Senators: John Breaux and Mary Landrieu
Representatives: 5
State Districts:
Senators: 31
Representatives: 13 and 23
Public Service Commission: 5
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: 4
The Registrar of Voters for Winn Parish can provide detailed information relating to district boundaries.
Local Officials:
See LPG Profile and NACO Profile.
Miscellaneous Information and Resources
Winn Parish has a population of 16,894 citizens and a landmass of approximately 956.9 square miles (612,403.50 acres). Ranked by population, Winn Parish is the 50th most populated of 64 parishes. The parish is the 16th largest parish by landmass. There are approximately 13 attorneys in the parish, which means that there are 1,299.50 people per attorney in the parish. This ratio ranks 56th in the state.
The following municipalities are located within Winn Parish:
- Village of Atlanta
- Village of Calvin
- Village of Dodson
- Village of Sikes
- City of Winnfield
The following links provide information related to Winn Parish:
Cooperative Extension: Provides contact information for Cooperative Extension Program Agents (such as community economic development, 4-H, forestry and wildlife, family resource management, etc.)
Economic Profile (1998): Economic development information provided by the Northeastern LEAP program.
Economic Profile (2001) [pdf]: Louisiana Department of Economic Development profile hosted by Entergy.
Tax Profile: Sales and use tax rates (with some forms) for the parish and municipalities, provided by the Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators (LAOTA).
2000 Federal Census: Federal Census data including population estimates and demographics.
Environment Profile: Find information related to chemical releases, water quality, Superfund sites, etc.
Capitol Impact Profile: Provides links to local elected officials, local entities and demographic information (including links to Open Secrets, which provides information on campaign contributions and the Political Graveyard, which details the lives of elected officials that have lived in the parish.)