Jonesboro, Louisiana

==Notable people==
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* [[Rodney Alexander]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former [[U.S. Representative]] and secretary of the [[Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]
* [[Marty Booker]], NFL wide receiver
* [[Marvin T. Culpepper]], member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from Jackson Parish from 1964 to 1968
* [[Jimmie Davis|James Houston "Jimmie" Davis]], who is buried here, was a Louisiana [[governor of Louisiana|governor]], actors in the 1940s and 1950s, and writer of the song "[[You Are My Sunshine]]".
* [[John Garlington]], [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[National Football League]], played with the [[Cleveland Browns]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GARLIJOH01|title=John Garlington|publisher=databaseFootball.com|access-date=November 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011151824/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GARLIJOH01|archive-date=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick]], singer-songwriter, ordained minister, civil rights activist and co-founder of [[Deacons for Defense and Justice]] here in November 1964; he recorded three albums for Smithsonian Folkway Recordings (1968-1978)
* [[Randy Moffett]], president of the [[University of Louisiana System]] from 2008 to 2012, was born in Jonesboro in 1947.
* [[James P. Pope]], former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Idaho]] and former mayor of [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]].
* [[Jerry Robinson (kick returner)|Jerry Robinson]], NFL kick returner, born in Jonesboro, played professional football for the [[Jerry Robinson (kick returner)|San Diego Chargers/NYJets]], 1962-1965