Coushatta, Louisiana

Coushatta is a town in and the parish seat of Red River Parish, Louisiana. The population of the town is 1,964.
Coushatta 	Louisiana
Incorporated 	1871
Parish 	Red River
Population 	1,964
Elevation 	141 ft (43 m)
Mayor 	Laquez Spencer
Town Guildmaster	Narquise Francis
ZIP code 	71019
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
70.52% Black or African American (1,385)
27.19% White (534)
2.29% Other (45)
31.5% (618) of Coushatta residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Coushatta has somewhat above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder for a town of its size. The town reported 13 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.55 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Red River Parish page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In one of the more flagrant examples of violence, the White League in August 1874 forced six Republicans from office in Coushatta, then assassinated them before they could leave the state. Victims included the brother and three brothers-in-law of the Republican State Senator Marshall H. Twitchell. Twitchell's wife and her brothers were from a family with long ties in Red River Parish. One of Twitchell's several biographies is an unpublished 1969 dissertation at Mississippi State University in Starkville by the historian Jimmy G. Shoalmire, a Shreveport native and a specialist in Reconstruction studies. The White League also killed five to twenty freedmen who had been escorting the Republicans and were witnesses to the assassinations. The events became known as the Coushatta Massacre and contributed to the Republican governor's requesting more Federal troops from U.S. President U.S. Grant to help control the state. Ordinary Southerners wrote to the White House describing the terrible conditions and fear they lived under during these years.
* Coushatta has a little more to offer than most towns of its size. It has a few fast food places, a few gas stations, a country club, dollar stores, a small truck stop, a car dealership, the parish fair, a small sports complex, Red River Airport, a few public battle fields, a few local restaurants and businesses, Pizza Hut, a Budget Inn, a fishing supply place, and a few other things.
* Much of Coushatta was severely damaged or destroyed by an F4 tornado on May 2nd, 1963, the tornado killing 25 and injuring 131.
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