Clarence, Louisiana
| Clarence, Louisiana | |
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| Village of Clarence | |
Grayson Barbeque in Clarence, with a smokehouse, draws clientele from beyond the village because of its regional reputation and location on U.S. Highway 71 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 84.
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 Clarence, Louisiana
Clarence, Louisiana
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| Coordinates: 31°49′13″N 93°01′44″W / 31.82028°N 93.02889°WCoordinates: 31°49′13″N 93°01′44″W / 31.82028°N 93.02889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Louisiana |
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| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 499 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71414 |
| Area code | 318 |
Clarence is a village in , United States. The population was 499 at the 2010 census. It is located some seven miles east of the parish seat of and is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Still owned by descendants of its founders, Grayson Barbeque, with a smokehouse, is the best known business in Clarence. It is located on U.S. Highway 71 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 84, which leads to Winnfield.
The Harrisonburg Road or the Natchez Trace ran through the area as it crossed Louisiana into Texas to connect with the El Camino Real.
Clarence Baptist Church was founded by thirty charter members in 1945, but its sanctuary on Louisiana Highway 6 dates to the pre-World War I era, having been the chapel of the former Camp Claiborne, a United States Army facility near Alexandria in Rapides Parish. The chapel was physically moved to Clarence in 1948, dedicated in 1949, bricked during the 1950s, and still serves as a worship center, having undergone complete remodeling in 2002. The balcony, now a storage area, was used by African American troops who were segregated in worship from white soldiers who used the pews of the lower tier. The church has a baptistry and maintains a parsonage across the highway. Since 2003, the pastor has been the Reverend Harry Bamburg, the 21st man to hold the position. Among previous pastors is William A. Poe (born 1926), formerly an historian with Northwestern State University in who has retired to his home state of Alabama.
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