Crowley in Acadia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2010

1. Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech Marker

Inscription. On Friday October 19, 1959, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D) from Massachusetts, delivered a campaign speech in pursuit of the 1960 Democratic Party's nomination for the office of President of the United States. From the stage of the 23rd International Rice Festival he and wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of thousands of Louisianans.

Erected by The City of Crowley, Louisiana.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 19, 1959.

Location. 30° 12.852′ N, 92° 22.41′ W. Marker is in Crowley, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish. It is at the intersection of Court Circle (State Highway 13) and North Parkenson Avenue on Court Circle. In front of Acadia Parish Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crowley LA 70526, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crowley (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Crowley (approx. half a mile away); David L. & Jeanette Ross May House

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(approx. half a mile away); Miller Stadium (approx. 0.6 miles away); Salmon Lusk Wright (approx. 4 miles away); Pouppeville (approx. 6.3 miles away); Louisiana Frog Company (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crowley.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2010

2. Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech Marker

July 2, 2010

3. Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,264 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on August 29, 2015. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2015, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 11, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.