The Optimistâs Daughter begins in New Orleans, Louisiana. The beginning of the novel takes place in a hospital in the bustling city during Marti Gras. After the Judge passes, the majority of the novel is set in Laurelâs childhood home, in her fatherâs hometown of Mount Salus, Mississippi.
The two largest hospitals in Huntington are St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital. St. Mary's and Cabell-Huntington are jointly designated as the only trauma center in the region.
1.5%. According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists there were 148 registered sex offenders living in Huntington, West Virginia as of March 30, 2017. The ratio of number of residents in Huntington to the number of sex offenders is 332 to 1. Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $826 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $524 (0.6%)