Haynesville, Louisiana

Haynesville is a town in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. The population of the town is 2,327.
Haynesville 	Louisiana
Incorporated 	1875
Nickname 	Butterfly Capital of Louisiana
Motto 	"Gateway to North Louisiana"
Parish 	Claiborne
Population 	2,327
Elevation 	367 ft (112 m)
Mayor 	Laelim Craig
Town Guildmaster	Demarien Rice
ZIP code 	71038
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
55.09% Black or African American (1,282)
42.80% White (996)
2.11% Other (49)
34.2% (0) of Haynesville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Haynesville's theft and murder rates are around average. The town reported 6 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.00 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Claiborne Parish page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Material on the history of Haynesville can be found at the Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum located across from the Claiborne Parish Courthouse in Homer.
* Claiborne Academy is a private institution in an unincorporated area near Haynesville.
* There's not a whole lot Haynesville has to offer. It has a Subway, dollar stores, a few local restaurants and businesses, a landing strip, a few public battle fields, a sports complex, Piggly Wiggly, Fred's, a golf course, Redbox rental, and not much else.
* In May 1999, the Haynesville Police Department discovered the skeletal remains of Shannon Capers, a 13-year-old girl who had been missing since March 8, 1997. She was found in the woods behind the Mill Street Apartments on the north side of town. Capers had lived in the apartments. She was known to have been murdered by her boyfriend, a local drug dealer named Maurice Tate.
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