Loranger, Louisiana
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Loranger is an unincorporated community
in Tangipahoa Parish
, Louisiana
, United States
. It is the location of two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the parish
: the Loranger High School Auditorium and the Zemurray Gardens Lodge Complex.
It is the location of Loranger Elementary School, Loranger Middle School, and Loranger High School. Each school services a wide range of children and their families living in and around the very rural Loranger area. The Loranger School District is bordered by the school districts of Folsom, Amite, Independence, and Hammond, mainly. The community has one supermarket, Loranger Supermarket, a Piggly Wiggly, a Dollar General, a donut shop, a tanning salon, a beauty shop, many different churches and worshipping places, a popular snowball stand, and a restaurant called Chris's (formerly Tallo's). Every October, people from all over the United States travel to Loranger for the two day event, Old Farmer's Day, held on the Brunett Farm. The event portrays the way our forefathers lived, worked, and enjoyed rural life. Life in Loranger revolves around sports (mainly football), the annual Mud Bogg held during the summer months, and other activities popular in this region of Louisiana and Tangipahoa Parish, such as hunting, fishing, and other outdoors activities.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
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. It is the location of two properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the parish
National Register of Historic Places listings in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States...
: the Loranger High School Auditorium and the Zemurray Gardens Lodge Complex.
It is the location of Loranger Elementary School, Loranger Middle School, and Loranger High School. Each school services a wide range of children and their families living in and around the very rural Loranger area. The Loranger School District is bordered by the school districts of Folsom, Amite, Independence, and Hammond, mainly. The community has one supermarket, Loranger Supermarket, a Piggly Wiggly, a Dollar General, a donut shop, a tanning salon, a beauty shop, many different churches and worshipping places, a popular snowball stand, and a restaurant called Chris's (formerly Tallo's). Every October, people from all over the United States travel to Loranger for the two day event, Old Farmer's Day, held on the Brunett Farm. The event portrays the way our forefathers lived, worked, and enjoyed rural life. Life in Loranger revolves around sports (mainly football), the annual Mud Bogg held during the summer months, and other activities popular in this region of Louisiana and Tangipahoa Parish, such as hunting, fishing, and other outdoors activities.