Population

Parish wide
Coushatta
Martin
Hall Summit
Edgefield


2000
9,622
2,280
581
281
76

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

1990
9,387
1,845
545
227
207

**Estimated July 1, 1995 

Labor Force

Civilian labor force
*Unemployment rate
Employment Force
Unemployment Force


Parish
3,530
12.5%
3090
440
Taxes

Sales Tax: 9% (1% city, 1% parish, 2% school, 1% Special District, 4% state) 
2004  Parish Ad valorem taxes are 128.18 mills

Financing Resources
Banks
Credit Unions
 

3
1

 

Total Deposits: $135,000,000
Total assets:     $     6,600,000

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
2Class 6
Class 8
Class 8
Class 8

Education

Elementary/High School

Pre-K-6 1
Junior High 1
High School 1
Private 1
Adult Education 1

Colleges/Universities within 50 miles
Northwestern State University
Bossier Parish Community College
Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Southern University, Shreveport - Bossier Campus
Centenary College, Shreveport
Public Libraries
1
Total Number of Volumes
30,000

Transportation

Air Service

Red River Parish Airport, Coushatta 1 runway 5,000 foot lighted runway
Shreveport Regional Airport
Highways
     U.S. 71, 84, 371(LA 7); State 1, 155, 174, 507, 509; I-49 nearby

Railroads
     Kansas City Southern and Union Pacific

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


 
Location

Major Cities

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

Distance in Miles

602
233
249
293
520


 

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