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Wilmer, Louisiana

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Wilmer is an unincorporated hamlet in the rural north of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.[1] Wilmer is centered on the intersection of LA 10 and LA 1061. Although the surrounding area is hilly, Wilmer is a mere 64 feet above sea level.[2]

Wilmer is the home of Louisiana businessperson, farmer and political activist Gayle Liuzza,[3] Tangipahoa Council District 1 member of the Tangipahoa Republican Parish Executive Committee (RPEC).[4]

Wilmer was victimized by the 1908 Dixie tornados which killed four of the settlement's residents.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Wilmer LA". Google Maps. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  2. ^ "Wilmer, Louisiana". Roadside Thoughts. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  3. ^ "Tangi G.O.P. Committee elects officers". Amite Today. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  4. ^ "Joel Morgan is new head of Tangipahoa Republican Party". Action News. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-07-06. Liuzza was the northernmost member of the Tangipahoa RPEC for the term ending in 2016.
  5. ^ Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films. p. 713. ISBN 1-879362-03-1. See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks#1900–1919.