| LOUISIANA | |
| PARISH | EAST FELICIANA |
| P | POPULATION Parish 1997 Estimate LA Tech.......................20,828 2000 Projection LSU............................20,170 1990 Census.........................................19,211 Source: Louisiana State University; U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana Tech University |
Distance to Major Cities (miles from center of Parish) Atlanta, GA .............523 Birmingham, AL........376 Chicago, IL..............886 Cincinnati, OH..........836 Dallas, TX................438 |
|
| R | CITY (1997) Jackson...................................................4,083 Clinton....................................................1,986 Slaughter..................................................937 Wilson......................................................808 Norwood..................................................496 Source: Louisiana Tech University, 1997 Estimate |
Denver, CO............1300 Houston, TX............306 Kansas City, MO.....883 Memphis, TN...........347 Minneapolis, MN....1287 Nsahville, TN...........559 New Orleans, LA.....112 |
|
| O | MARKET ACCESS Highways US Highway 61 LA Highways 10, 19, 37, 63, 67, 68, 412, 422, 952 FREIGHT RAIL |
St. Louis, MO...........649 Source: www.mapquest.com PARCEL SERVICE United Parcel Service Roadway Package Systems Federal Express Airborne |
|
| F | Gloster Southern Railroad Illinois Central Railroad NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS/ PORTS (Distance in miles) Port of Greater Baton Rouge (Deep)*.................34 Port Manchac (Shallow).....................................61 (* Foreign Trade Zone) |
U.S. Postal Service PASSENGER SERVICE None |
|
| I | AIRPORTS (Distance miles) Baton Rouge Metropolitan (commercial)............34 New Orleans International (commercial)............105 |
||
L |
MOTOR FREIGHT There are no major freight carriers located within East Feliciana Parish. |
||
E |
| MAJOR EMPLOYERS | |||
| Name | Product or Service | No. of Employees | City |
| PRIVATE EMPLOYERS | |||
| Grace Nursing Home | Elderly Care | 135 | Clinton |
| Hawco Manufacturing Co. | Industrial Buckets/Grapples | 130 | Slaughter |
| Wyesco, Inc. | Industrial Repair | 61 | Slaughter |
| Screening Systems Inter- national, Inc. |
Industrial Water Screens | 60 | Slaughter |
| B&B Electromatic | Traffic Control Equipment | 55 | Norwood |
| Rayco Welding/Industrial Machine |
Industrial Welding | 30 | Slaughter |
| TransCo/Williams Pipeline | Gas Pipeline | 25 | Jackson |
| Netterville Brothers Lmt. | Hardwood Sawmill | 23 | Jackson |
| Tri-Parish Co-op | Farm Supplies | 19 | Slaughter |
| D&W Under-Water Welding |
Under-Water Welding | 15 | Slaughter |
| GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER EMPLOYERS |
|||
| Dixon Correctional Inst. | Correctional Institute | 765 | Jackson |
| East Louisiana State Hospital |
Mental Hospital | 546 | Jackson |
| Villa Feliciana Chronic Disease Hospital |
Medical | 429 | Jackson |
| East Feliciana Parish School Board |
Education | 415 | Clinton |
| Feliciana Forensic Facility | Forensic Facility | 404 | Jackson |
| La. War Veterans Home | Medical | 163 | Jackson |
| EMPLOYMENT INCOME | 1994 | 1995 |
| Total Personal Income* | $317,370 | $332,410 |
| Per Capita Personal Income | $15,530 | $16,192 |
| Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis |
| LABOR MARKET | (July 1998) | |
| Civilian Labor Force | ||
| Parish | 7,290 | 100% |
| Louisiana | 2,119,700 | 100% |
| Total Employment | ||
| Parish | 7,430 | 93.8% |
| Louisiana | 1,984,000 | 93.60% |
| Unemployment | ||
| Parish | 490 | 6.2% |
| Louisiana | 135,700 | 6.4% |
| Source: Louisiana Department of Labor |
| CLIMATE | |||
| Average Temperature | |||
| January | 50 Deg.F. | ||
| July | 82 Deg.F. | ||
| Annual Average | 68 Deg.F. | ||
| Average Annual Rainfall | 77.64 Inches |