Topic: Becky's overwhelming, cult-like obsession with Crowley, Louisiana
Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #94,297
Should we get her help, even against her will?
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section her | 4 | 67% | |
| Let her self-destruct | 2 | 33% |
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We must send in FAke anon. She is the only one she respects.
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@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
You get all kinds of amazing quality gifts from her and you treat her like that. Shameful!!!!
You get all kinds of amazing quality gifts from her and you treat her like that. Shameful!!!!
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@previous (F)
Who could forget such considerate gifts as ranch dressing soda and mold in a petri dish?
Who could forget such considerate gifts as ranch dressing soda and mold in a petri dish?
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I am hiring an attorney in Crowley, Louisiana, to help me with a case!
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Crowley (Local pronunciation: /ˈkræli/) is a city in and the parish seat of Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States.[3] The population was 13,265 at the 2010 census but 14,225 in 2000, a loss of nearly a thousand persons. It is 63.8 percent Non-Hispanic White.[4]
Crowley is the principal city of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Acadia Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette–Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.
Crowley was founded in 1886[5] by C.C. Duson and W.W. Duson. Incorporated in 1887, W.W. Duson, General Manager of Southwest Louisiana Land Company, plotted and developed Crowley. W.W. Duson's daughter, Maime Duson, married Percy Lee Lawrence, who founded the First National Bank of Crowley. The 7-story building was once the tallest building between Houston and New Orleans. They lived with their three children, P.L. Jr., Pattee, and Jack at 219 East 2nd Street. The house is now on the historic register.
The town was named after Pat Crowley, an Irish railroad owner who brought the railroad depot to W.W. Duson's land.[6] Descendants of founder W.W. Duson continue to live in Crowley.[citation needed]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), all land.
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1890 420 —
1900 4,214 903.3%
1910 5,099 21.0%
1920 6,108 19.8%
1930 7,656 25.3%
1940 9,523 24.4%
1950 12,784 34.2%
1960 15,617 22.2%
1970 16,104 3.1%
1980 16,036 −0.4%
1990 13,983 −12.8%
2000 14,225 1.7%
2010 13,265 −6.7%
Est. 2018 12,691 [2] −4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 14,225 people, 5,294 households, and 3,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,895.1 people per square mile (1,118.6/km²). There were 5,904 housing units at an average density of 1,201.6 per square mile (464.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.83% White, 30.98% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 5,294 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city, the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,495, and the median income for a family was $28,180. Males had a median income of $27,684 versus $19,706 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,734. About 24.3% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.1% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture
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Crowley is noted for its annual International Rice Festival.[9] Crowley has the nickname of "Rice Capital of America", because at one time it was a major center for rice harvesting and milling. Today, Crowley still has a number of rice mills and rice is the main crop of many local farmers. In addition, in recent years, crawfish farming has become increasingly popular.
Education
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The Crowley High School "Fighting Gents" were State Division 3A Champs in the 1989 football season and had an 8-2 regular season.
Crowley is also the home of Notre Dame High School. Notre Dame is an Acadia-Parish-wide Catholic High School whose football program has won SIX (6) state championships ( one under legendary Coach Jerry Dill, one under his former assistant Ashton Cassedy, and FOUR under present Hall-of-Fame Coach Louie Cook, who hired Dill at $1 a year as an assistant coach, until his death, one month after the school's 2015 State Championship season) and numerous District Champion titles, in addition to numerous state championships in a varied number of OTHER sports, such as Men's Baseball, Women's Softball ( currently both the 2018 and 2019 State Champions, the latter of which followed an UNDEFEATED Season ), Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field (in its First Year - Spring 1968), Women's Volleyball, & possibly others (please add these others to this article if you know of them).
Notable people
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John Breaux, member of United States Senate and House of Representatives
Jack Brooks, member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1953 to 1995 and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 1989 to 1995, born in Crowley
Pimp C, deceased record producer and rapper
Tommy Casanova, Three-time all American LSU football 1969,70,71. A four-time All-Pro Cincinnati Bengals defensive back/punt returner from 1972–1977, former Louisiana State Senator.
Bill Cleveland, Crowley real estate developer and member of both houses of Louisiana state legislature from 1944 to 1964; defeated for third term in state Senate in 1964 by Edwin Edwards
Edwin Edwards, former governor of Louisiana, U.S. representative, and state senator
Paul B. Freeland, Presbyterian minister, author, genealogist, philanthropist, historian of Acadia Parish
Jim Gueno, Green Bay Packers linebacker from 1976–1980
Allen C. Gremillion, state representative, 1964–1971
Winsor Harmon, soap opera actor born on the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination
Chris John, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and the Louisiana House of Representatives
Edward "Kidd" Jordan, jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator
Victoria Reggie Kennedy, native of Crowley, second wife of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Rose Wilder Lane, writer and daughter of famed American children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie), attended high school in Crowley. Family of her father; James and Angeline Wilder, Eliza Jane, Laura and Perley Wilder lived here[10] for several years and failed at rice farming.[11] James, Angelina and Laura are buried in the local cemetery.[12][13][14]
J. D. "Jay" Miller, composer, musician, recording engineer
John Travis Nixon, newspaper publisher, Crowley Daily Signal (1898-1909), forerunner of Crowley Post Signal[15]
Gil Pinac, member of the Crowley City Council (1987–1996), Alderman-at-Large & Mayor Pro-tempore; member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives (1996–2008); candidate for Louisiana Public Service Commission (2009)
Orlando Thomas, Minnesota Vikings defensive back from 1995–2001
Clifford Joseph Trahan, recorded white supremacist songs under the name Johnny Rebel
Godfrey Zaunbrecher, American football player
Crowley is the principal city of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Acadia Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette–Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.
Crowley was founded in 1886[5] by C.C. Duson and W.W. Duson. Incorporated in 1887, W.W. Duson, General Manager of Southwest Louisiana Land Company, plotted and developed Crowley. W.W. Duson's daughter, Maime Duson, married Percy Lee Lawrence, who founded the First National Bank of Crowley. The 7-story building was once the tallest building between Houston and New Orleans. They lived with their three children, P.L. Jr., Pattee, and Jack at 219 East 2nd Street. The house is now on the historic register.
The town was named after Pat Crowley, an Irish railroad owner who brought the railroad depot to W.W. Duson's land.[6] Descendants of founder W.W. Duson continue to live in Crowley.[citation needed]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), all land.
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1890 420 —
1900 4,214 903.3%
1910 5,099 21.0%
1920 6,108 19.8%
1930 7,656 25.3%
1940 9,523 24.4%
1950 12,784 34.2%
1960 15,617 22.2%
1970 16,104 3.1%
1980 16,036 −0.4%
1990 13,983 −12.8%
2000 14,225 1.7%
2010 13,265 −6.7%
Est. 2018 12,691 [2] −4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 14,225 people, 5,294 households, and 3,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,895.1 people per square mile (1,118.6/km²). There were 5,904 housing units at an average density of 1,201.6 per square mile (464.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.83% White, 30.98% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 5,294 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city, the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,495, and the median income for a family was $28,180. Males had a median income of $27,684 versus $19,706 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,734. About 24.3% of families and 28.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.1% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.
Arts and culture
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Crowley is noted for its annual International Rice Festival.[9] Crowley has the nickname of "Rice Capital of America", because at one time it was a major center for rice harvesting and milling. Today, Crowley still has a number of rice mills and rice is the main crop of many local farmers. In addition, in recent years, crawfish farming has become increasingly popular.
Education
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The Crowley High School "Fighting Gents" were State Division 3A Champs in the 1989 football season and had an 8-2 regular season.
Crowley is also the home of Notre Dame High School. Notre Dame is an Acadia-Parish-wide Catholic High School whose football program has won SIX (6) state championships ( one under legendary Coach Jerry Dill, one under his former assistant Ashton Cassedy, and FOUR under present Hall-of-Fame Coach Louie Cook, who hired Dill at $1 a year as an assistant coach, until his death, one month after the school's 2015 State Championship season) and numerous District Champion titles, in addition to numerous state championships in a varied number of OTHER sports, such as Men's Baseball, Women's Softball ( currently both the 2018 and 2019 State Champions, the latter of which followed an UNDEFEATED Season ), Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field (in its First Year - Spring 1968), Women's Volleyball, & possibly others (please add these others to this article if you know of them).
Notable people
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John Breaux, member of United States Senate and House of Representatives
Jack Brooks, member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas from 1953 to 1995 and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 1989 to 1995, born in Crowley
Pimp C, deceased record producer and rapper
Tommy Casanova, Three-time all American LSU football 1969,70,71. A four-time All-Pro Cincinnati Bengals defensive back/punt returner from 1972–1977, former Louisiana State Senator.
Bill Cleveland, Crowley real estate developer and member of both houses of Louisiana state legislature from 1944 to 1964; defeated for third term in state Senate in 1964 by Edwin Edwards
Edwin Edwards, former governor of Louisiana, U.S. representative, and state senator
Paul B. Freeland, Presbyterian minister, author, genealogist, philanthropist, historian of Acadia Parish
Jim Gueno, Green Bay Packers linebacker from 1976–1980
Allen C. Gremillion, state representative, 1964–1971
Winsor Harmon, soap opera actor born on the day of the John F. Kennedy assassination
Chris John, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and the Louisiana House of Representatives
Edward "Kidd" Jordan, jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator
Victoria Reggie Kennedy, native of Crowley, second wife of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Rose Wilder Lane, writer and daughter of famed American children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie), attended high school in Crowley. Family of her father; James and Angeline Wilder, Eliza Jane, Laura and Perley Wilder lived here[10] for several years and failed at rice farming.[11] James, Angelina and Laura are buried in the local cemetery.[12][13][14]
J. D. "Jay" Miller, composer, musician, recording engineer
John Travis Nixon, newspaper publisher, Crowley Daily Signal (1898-1909), forerunner of Crowley Post Signal[15]
Gil Pinac, member of the Crowley City Council (1987–1996), Alderman-at-Large & Mayor Pro-tempore; member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives (1996–2008); candidate for Louisiana Public Service Commission (2009)
Orlando Thomas, Minnesota Vikings defensive back from 1995–2001
Clifford Joseph Trahan, recorded white supremacist songs under the name Johnny Rebel
Godfrey Zaunbrecher, American football player
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Pimp CChad Lamont Butler (December 29, 1973 – December 4, 2007), better known by his stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for his work with Bun B as a founding member of the Underground Kingz (UGK).
Signing to Jive Records in 1992, UGK released their major-label debut album Too Hard to Swallow to positive reviews.[1][2] The group followed this with their second and third major label albums Super Tight in 1994 and Ridin' Dirty in 1996, both of which charted in the Billboard 200 and received critical acclaim.[3][4][5][6] The group received national attention in 2000 after being featured on Jay-Z's hit single "Big Pimpin'", which peaked at #18 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Rhythmic Top 40. The group went on hiatus for the first half of the 2000s after Pimp C was sentenced to eight years in prison for a probation violation, during which time both members pursued solo careers, with Pimp C releasing his solo debut, The Sweet James Jones Stories in 2005, composed of material recorded prior to his sentencing. After being released from prison in December 2005, he released his second solo album, Pimpalation the following year, and released UGK's eponymous fifth studio album in 2007, which spawned the hit single "International Players Anthem (I Choose You)" featuring OutKast, which peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Pimp C was found dead in his hotel room on December 4, 2007, with a coroner report attributing his death to complications stemming from heavy consumption of purple drank and his pre-existing condition of sleep apnea.[7][8]