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Our History
Sterlington was incorporated on August
15, 1961, and held the first town hall meeting Sept. 11, 1961.
Sterlington gets its name from John T. Sterling, who died on Jan. 6,
1859. He is buried in an old cemetery on the banks of Bayou
Bartholomew. The natural gas field in Sterlington was
discovered in 1918. The first Mayor was Dr. Folds and the current
mayor — the tenth — is Vern Breland. He is also the first
fulltime mayor in the town’s history. Sterlington has
experienced exceptional growth over the last three years. New
building permits issued for 2006 were valued at $4.2 million. The
current population is at 1,438. The town has its own public
works department, with three fulltime employees. There are
eight fulltime police officers. The police chief is Barry Bonner.
Students in grades K-6 attend A.L. Smith Elementary. Students
in grades 7-12 attend the new Sterlington High School.
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