Loranger, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
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>From "Individual Studies of Place Names in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, James 
Valsin Coumes, Tangipahoa Parish Resource Unit, Tangipahoa Parish School Board, 1972."

LORANGER

The rural community of Loranger is located on La. Highway 40 about six miles due 
east of Independence.

Originally called Jessica, the community permitted a change to Loranger about 
1912 or 1913 by the Genesee Lumber Company.  Loranger is the name of the 
brothers who owned the company; namely, Captain Arthur, H. R., U. R., and F. C.  
Because of their extensive operations, the Loranger area began to grow.  The 
Genesee Louisiana Land Company was formed to advertise and sell thousands of 
acres so that the Loranger brothers' railroad might operate profitably after 
the timber was cut.  Many people, especially from the midwest, came to the region 
to settle.  Most of them, however, did not stay long; many were disoriented to farming 
anyway.  Dairying is the principal occupation in Loranger today.

More extensive information about Loranger can be obtained from "Loranger, 1900-1920; A 
Northern Colony in Louisiana." Cheryl Ann Bennett, Louisiana Studies Summer 1970.