Loranger, Louisiana

Loranger (pronounced Lo-RAHN-jer) is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] Loranger is located East of Hammond, Louisiana, at the junction of LA 40 and LA 1062.[3]

The old school building in Loranger is still being used today.
Loranger, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Loranger, Louisiana
Loranger, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°38′09″N 90°23′53″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTangipahoa
Elevation
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total7,232
 • Density85/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)985
GNIS feature ID555164[1]
FIPS code22-45635

The Loranger Elementary School, Loranger Middle School, and Loranger High School each serve a wide geographic range of 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.

The community has two grocery stores, Loranger Supermarket and a Dollar General, a donut shop, a tanning salon, a beauty shop, many different houses of worship, a popular snowball stand, and a restaurant called Chris's (formerly Tallo's).

Each October, people from all over the U.S. travel to Loranger for a two-day event, Old Farmers Day, held on the Brunett family's farm. The event portrays the way their forefathers lived, worked, and enjoyed rural life. Life in Loranger revolves around sports. The high school cheer team is nationally renown for winning a state championship in 2016. Annual Mud Bogg held during the summer months, and other activities take place in Loranger, such as hunting and fishing.

Former U.S. Representative James H. Morrison, a native of Hammond who held Louisiana's 6th congressional district seat from 1943 to 1967, spent his later years in Loranger.

Historic places

The Loranger Methodist Church was built in 1915 and was lit by kerosene lanterns with a stable behind the church to accommodate horses. During the Great Depression the basement was used to teach the villagers how to preserve food.[4]

The Zemurray Gardens Lodge Complex is a 171-acre garden full of azalea, camellia and dogwood trees. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1983.[5]

Notable persons

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Loranger, LA". Google Maps. 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. "Loranger, Louisiana". Roadside Thoughts. 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. "Loranger UMC celebrates 100 years of mission". United Methodist Church. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. Karen Kingsley (August 7, 2019). "Zemurray Lodge and Gardens". 64 Parishes 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. "Wade Miley & Will Harris together again with Astros". USA Today. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  7. "Lindsey Pelas". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  8. "Kayla Ard". UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. "Ard named USU's head women's hoops coach". The Herald Journal,. Retrieved June 6, 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  10. "Women's college basketball coaching changes for 2020-21". ESPN Sports,. Retrieved June 6, 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)



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