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Area code 337

In the North American Numbering Plan, telephone area code 337 covers southwestern Louisiana. It was created on October 11, 1999. Before the 337 code was formed, this area was the southern half of area code 318, which had covered most of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River since 1957. Prior to October 2021, area code 337 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021. * Abbeville, Louisiana * Arnaudville, Louisiana * Baldwin, Louisiana * Basile, Louisiana * Breaux Bridge, Louisiana * Broussard, Louisiana * Cade, Louisiana * Cameron, Louisiana * Carencro, Louisiana * Carlyss, Louisiana * Cecilia, Louisiana * Centerville, Louisiana * Charenton, Louisiana * Church Point, Louisiana * Crowley, Louisiana * Delcambre, Louisiana * DeRidder, Louisiana * Duson, Louisiana * Elton, Louisiana * Erath, Louisiana * Eunice, Louisiana * Franklin, Louisiana * Grand Coteau, Louisiana * Gueydan, Louisiana * Henderson, Louisiana * Iota, Louisiana * Iowa, Louisiana * Jeanerette, Louisiana * Jennings, Louisiana * Kaplan, Louisiana * Kinder, Louisiana * Krotz Springs, Louisiana * Lafayette, Louisiana * Lake Arthur, Lo…

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In the North American Numbering Plan, telephone area code 337 covers southwestern Louisiana. It was created on October 11, 1999. Before the 337 code was formed, this area was the southern half of area code 318, which had covered most of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River since 1957. Prior to October 2021, area code 337 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988. In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021. * Abbeville, Louisiana * Arnaudville, Louisiana * Baldwin, Louisiana * Basile, Louisiana * Breaux Bridge, Louisiana * Broussard, Louisiana * Cade, Louisiana * Cameron, Louisiana * Carencro, Louisiana * Carlyss, Louisiana * Cecilia, Louisiana * Centerville, Louisiana * Charenton, Louisiana * Church Point, Louisiana * Crowley, Louisiana * Delcambre, Louisiana * DeRidder, Louisiana * Duson, Louisiana * Elton, Louisiana * Erath, Louisiana * Eunice, Louisiana * Franklin, Louisiana * Grand Coteau, Louisiana * Gueydan, Louisiana * Henderson, Louisiana * Iota, Louisiana * Iowa, Louisiana * Jeanerette, Louisiana * Jennings, Louisiana * Kaplan, Louisiana * Kinder, Louisiana * Krotz Springs, Louisiana * Lafayette, Louisiana * Lake Arthur, Lo…

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  1. date of formation: 1957 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1957". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340737689

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