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== History == It is unlikely that [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle]] in his 1687 journey into Louisiana ever set foot in Bienville Parish. In 1690, the Ringgold area was explored by the scout [[Domingo Terán de los Ríos]], whom the government of [[Mexico]] sent to determine the extent of the holdings of the [[Caddo Indians]]. He was considered the first white leader to sight what became the man-made Lake Bistineau. A priest with the expedition, Father Masinettes, established "Mission Loretteto." De los Rios was thereafter from 1891 to 1892 the first [[governor]] of [[Spanish Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~labienvi/History.htm|title=History of Beinville Parish|publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com|author=Sharon O. Kleinpeter|access-date=March 30, 2017}}</ref> In November 1933, C. E. Tomme, a telephone executive who was previously a [[county commission]]er of [[Newton County, Texas|Newton County]] in [[East Texas]], was appointed mayor of Ringgold by [[governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Oscar K. Allen]]. Tomme, who relocated to Ringgold in 1920, filled the position vacated by his fellow [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], Walter McDowell. Tomme previously served on the [[Bienville Parish School Board]] and the parish Democratic Executive Committee.<ref>" C. E. Tomme Named Mayor of Ringgold by Governor Allen", ''Minden Herald'', November 10, 1933, p. 1.</ref> In the spring of 1934, Tomme won election to the post, 86-66, over Dave Thomas.<ref>"C. E. Tomme Re-Elected Ringgold Mayor", ''Minden Herald'', April 13, 1934, p. 1.</ref> In 1933, African American Nelson Nash was lynched and hung in the town. He died protecting his wife.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ringgold, Louisiana Negro lynching... - RareNewspapers.com|url=https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/626928|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=Rarenewspapers.com}}</ref> Ringgold became the home of a Southland Christian Ministries camp and retreat located on a 23-acre lake off [[U.S. Route 371]] north of the community. Initially constructed during the early 1940s by the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]], the facility was purchased in the middle 1940s by the Bible Memory Association, which then operated "Miracle Camp" until it was closed for financial reasons in the early 1990s. Southland subsequently obtained the property with help of the Tri-City [[Baptist Church]] of [[Independence, Missouri|Independence]], [[Missouri]]. Michael Dale "Mike" Herbster (born March 1974) became camp director in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southlandcamp.org/about-us.html|title=About Us: Southland Christian Ministries|website=Southlandcamp.org|access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> On May 2, 1984, a [[tornado]] devastated part of Ringgold. Nine were injured, though there were no deaths. The storm reached as far as nearby [[Jamestown, Louisiana|Jamestown]].<ref>Marilyn Miller, "Tornado devastates town of Ringgold", ''Minden Press-Herald'', May 3, 1984, p. 1</ref> On March 25, 2017, the Ringgold Assembly of God Church under pastor Martha B. Grigg (born February 1944) was destroyed in a [[tornado]]. There were no injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pizarro|first=Sierra|title=Ringgold church holds service at pastor's house after storm leaves building in pieces|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/ringgold-church-holds-service-at-pastors-house-after-storm-leaves-building-in-pieces/article_73c1c925-91c0-588c-a5f9-e5b7eb2528cb.html|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=KTBS|language=en}}</ref> In 2018, the town of Ringgold was highlighted in the media for drug activity, citing lack of economic growth.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Ringgold residents don't want town to only be known for drug activity|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/3investigates/ringgold-residents-dont-want-town-to-only-be-known-for-drug-activity/article_f29eebd4-83a9-11e8-84bb-13e947417990.html|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=KTBS|language=en}}</ref> Since then, the Mayor Milton Vining Administration has collaborated with the local community in an effort to reduce poverty and drugs, and attract local businesses.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Under new leadership, Ringgold moves forward|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/under-new-leadership-ringgold-moves-forward/article_bcebc67e-4c08-11e9-9ed7-93d8ee405a4d.html|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=KTBS|language=en}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], Ringgold's government enforced a curfew,<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of municipalities with curfews grows|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/list-of-municipalities-with-curfews-grows/article_ded935ee-72bf-11ea-aff2-474f8b42e6c7.html|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=KTBS|language=en}}</ref> and local African American student Antavion Moore became Louisiana's Student of the Year from 2019-2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Ringgold's 'State Student of the Year' became a success story|url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/how-ringgolds-state-student-of-the-year-became-a-success-story/article_688f6740-b811-11ea-b4c5-5314c7f52d94.html|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=KTBS|language=en}}</ref>
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