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Official Website
The parish was created in 1807 after the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase and named for the French word for "rapids".
Adjacent Parishes
- Grant Parish
- LaSalle Parish
- Avoyelles Parish
- Evangeline Parish
- Allen Parish
- Vernon Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
Cities, Towns, Villages & Communities
Alexandria (Parish Seat) | Ball | Boyce | Buckeye | Cheneyville | Clifton | Deville | Echo | Elmer | Flatwoods | Forest Hill | Gardner | Glenmora | Hineston | Kolin | Lecompte | Lena | Libuse | McNary | Melder | Otis | Pineville | Sieper | Tioga | Woodworth
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Kisatchie National Forest (part)
Camp Beauregard - Louisiana Army National Guard
Esler Airfield - Louisiana Army National Guard
England Air Force Base - (1942-1992) Originally named Alexandria Army Air Base
Both of the following camps were used to intern Japanese, German and Italian prisoners of war.
Camp Claiborne (1930-1945) Originally named Camp Evangeline
Camp Livingston (1940-1945) Originally named Camp Tioga
