Shopping The Shreveport Central Business District and Bossier City are less than two hours away, and have seen an explosion of retail activity in the past few years. Alexandria, only 25 miles to the south, is a rapidly expanding regional shopping center. Anchor stores at the new Alexandria Mall include J C Penney, Mervyn s, Sears and Dillard s. Media Communications in the area include a local weekly newspaper The Colfax Chronicle. Metropolitan daily newspapers from Shreveport and Alexandria are also circulated in Grant Parish. Several Shreveport, Monroe and Alexandria radio stations are available in Grant Parish.
Cable service is also available in the parish.
Climate Grant Parish has a semitropical climate. Variations in daily temperature are determined by distance from the Gulf of Mexico and, to a lesser degree, by differences in elevation. The average annual temperature for the state as a whole is 67.4 . Grant Parish enjoys a complete seasonal cycle with pleasant spring and fall seasons. Winter months are usually mild with cold spells of short duration.