Harahan
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A transmission-line tower on the border of Avondale and Bridge City, across the Mississippi River from Harahan, La., and just upstream from New Orleans, collapsed Sunday in the ferocious winds.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021
As a child growing up in Harahan, Jefferson Parish President John Young said, he often bicycled past the old motel but learned of its importance only as an adult.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2015
In June, federal officials awarded Memphis $15 million to turn part of the steel truss Harahan Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River, into a bike and pedestrian crossing.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2012
At the Jefferson Parish Council chambers in Harahan, he told a crowd of civic leaders and business people that he was there because his years of experience in administering compensation funds taught him a lesson.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2010
Harahan, of the Illinois Central Railroad, provided the Pullman tourist car in which Mr. Washington and his party toured the State.
From Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization by Emmett J. (Emmett Jay) Scott
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