Tag: Sikes
Sikes is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 121 at the 2000 census.
The village was named after James Warren Sikes, Sr. (1856–1925), a leader in the Winn Parish Baptist church and the first postmaster in the local area.
Sikes was the birthplace of the Louisiana state trial and appellate court judge Henry L. Yelverton, who was based in Lake Charles.
Early in his career, Louisiana State Representative James R. Fannin taught agricultural education at Sikes High School.
Louisiana educator Morris N. Abrams attended public schools in Sikes during the 1920s and 1930s. He was the Winn Parish school superintendent from 1955-1956 before heading into an academic career at Louisiana State University and Louisiana State University at Alexandria.
Sikes is located at 32°4′51″N 92°29′19″W / 32.08083°N 92.48861°W / 32.08083; -92.48861 (32.080859, -92.488574).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²),…
