Coushatta - Red River Chamber of Commerce

Location

Major Cities

Atlanta, GA
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
St. Louis, MO

Distance in Miles

602
233
249
293
520

Population

Parish wide
Coushatta
Martin
Hall Summit
Edgefield

Area Population*

2000
9,622
2,299
625
264
190

1995**
9,594
1,920
545
247
223

422,279

1990
9,387
1,845
545
227
207

421,742

1980
10,433
2,084
584
276
312

425,489

*Area includes parish and all contiguous parishes.
**Estimated July 1, 1995

Coushatta

60% White

39% Black

1% Other

Labor Force

Estimated labor force
Manufacturing Employment
*Unemployment rate
**1995

Parish
3,880
711
12.5%

Area
187,875
22,283

Taxes

Sales Tax: 9% (1% city, 1% parish, 2% school, 1% Special District, 4% state)
2000 Parish Ad valorem taxes are 120.8 mills
1999 Sales Tax Collections: $2,680,402
2000 Sales Tax Collections: $2,810,253

Financing Resources

Banks
Credit Unions

3
1

Total Deposits: $67,015,000
Total assets: $ 838,483

Government

Community
Coushatta
Martin
Hall Summit
Edgefield

Type

Mayor/Council
Mayor/Aldermen
Mayor/Aldermen
Mayor/Aldermen

Zoning Regulations
Yes
No
No
No

Fire Insurance Rating
Class 6
Class 8
Class 8
Class 8

Education Facilities Elementary/High School
K-6	1
Junior High	1
High School	1
Private	1

Colleges/Universities	Fall Enrollment*
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches (25 miles)	9,040
Bossier Parish Community College (45 miles)	4,476
Louisiana State University, Shreveport (44 miles)	4,233
Southern University, Shreveport - Bossier Campus (50 miles)	1,210
Centenary College, Shreveport (Private-45 miles) *1995	1,057
Public Libraries	1
Total Number of Volumes	23,000

Transportation Air Service
Red River Parish Airport, Coushatta	1 runway	5,000 foot lighted runway
Shreveport Regional Airport	2 runways	8,350 and 6,200 foot
American Eagle Continental Express	Delta Northwest Airlink	TWA USAir Express

Highways
U.S. 71, 84, 371(LA 7); State 1, 155, 174, 507, 509; I-49 nearby

Railroads
Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific

Motor Freight Carriers
17, many with terminal facilities available within the parish

Waterway
Shallow draft ports at Shreveport - Bossier and Natchitoches;
Coushatta/Red River Port - future

Welcome Profile Statistics Attractions Contact

Red River Parish Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 333
Coushatta, LA 71019

Phone: (318) 932-3289
Fax: (318) 932-6919
redriverchamber@bellsouth.net