Arthur S. Lawson, Jr. is the chief of police of the Louisiana town of Gretna. He is primarily known for his controversial actions towards refugees during Hurricane Katrina. Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a police department, particularly in the United States and Canada. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 31st 134,382 km² 210 km 610 km 16 29°N to 33°N 89°W to 94°W Population... Gretna is the name of several places in the United States of America: Gretna, Louisiana Gretna, Nebraska Gretna, Virginia There is also a town named Gretna and a village named Gretna Green in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. ... Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ...
March 21 — Apartheid: Massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa: Afrikaner police open fire on a group of unarmed fl South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
March 22 — Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.
January 4 - Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M. January 6 - Nigella Lawson, British chef and writer
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