Rosepine

"Rosepine is at 43 percent which isn't bad, but it could be better."

Leesville Daily Leader Homepage RSS PAMELA HICKMAN 2010

A Rosepine family enjoys West Park on a recent sunny day.

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The town of Rosepine has had one of the lowest return rates in the parish for the 2010 census, according to Danielle Edwards, a partnership specialist for the Census Bureau.

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Rosepine has been a source of trouble when gathering an exact count because the community does not receive mail at its homes, but rather through post office boxes.

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"He's discouraged, of course, but he's got a lot of folks that are supporting him and telling him to keep his spirits up," said Cannon's father, Chuck, a resident of Rosepine, near Fort Polk.

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According to Edwards, census packets have been left in bags hanging on the doors of homes in Rosepine, but this has brought its own troubles.

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"He's discouraged, of course, but he's got a lot of folks that are supporting him and telling him to keep his spirits up," said Cannon's father, Chuck, a resident of Rosepine, near Fort Polk.

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"We're elated to have a 10th seed for the second year in a row," said Rosepine coach Johnny Cryer, whose team's only loss this season was to Class 4A Jennings en route to winning the school's first district football championship.

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Others area Class 2A schools in the playoffs include 9-1 Rosepine, seeded 10th and enjoying the best season in the school's history, No. 12 Ferriday and No. 9 Winnfield.

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Another topic discussed at the meeting that will effect Rosepine residents was that of taping the meetings and then airing them across local cable channels.

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