New Light, Richland Parish, Louisiana
New Light is an unincorporated community in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 3.5 miles (5.63 kilometres) south of Mangham, Louisiana.
New Light, Louisiana | |
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  New Light, Louisiana  New Light, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′41″N 91°47′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Richland |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| GNIS feature ID | 537594 [1] |
| FIPS code | 22-54070 |
Name origin
In 1982 during an interview with Lula and Leo Cheek it was speculated that the name of the community is symbolic and that it has a biblical connotations.[2]
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gollark: Semihyperunironically, nuclear waste is not actually very big volumetrically, so you could plausibly just stick it in the ground forever as we already do.
gollark: We should just dump it diffusely in the ocean; nobody will notice.
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Light, Louisiana
- Dot Golliher. "Interview with Lula and Leo Cheek by Beacon Feature Writer Johnile Johnson". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
Municipalities and communities of Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States | ||
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Parish seat: Rayville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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