Cullen

Also known as Cullen, Louisiana, Cullen, LA

suburb town of Springhill, located in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Webster
Total: 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km )
Land: 1.15 sq mi (2.99 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 236 ft (72 m)
Density: 621.0/sq mi (239.78/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 22-18790

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Encyclopedic overview

Cullen is a town just south of Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cullen had a population of 716. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Bobby Ray Washington, the former mayor of Cullen, served as president and vice president of the Louisiana Municipal Association. He resigned from office when questions arose about his residency in Shreveport. Washington was succeeded in March 2012 by Dexter Turner, a former police detective in Springhill. Turner was elected to a full term as mayor in December 2012 and died on March 22, 2013, of an apparent heart attack at the age of forty-nine.

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