Coushatta, Louisiana
| Town of Coushatta | |
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 The Red River at Coushatta
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Red River |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°01′23″N 93°20′30″W / 32.02306°N 93.34167°WCoordinates: 32°01′23″N 93°20′30″W / 32.02306°N 93.34167°W |
| Area | 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| - land | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 2.94% |
| Population | 1,964 (2010) |
| Density | 595.2/sq mi (229.8/km2) |
| Mayor | Johnny Cox (D) (elected 2012) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Zip Code | 71019 |
| Area code | 318 |
  Location of Coushatta in Louisiana
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| Website: www.coushatta.net | |
Coushatta is a town in and the parish seat of rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the east bank of the Red River. The community is approximately forty-five miles south of Shreveport on U.S. Highway 71. The population, 2,299 at the 2000 census, is nearly two-thirds African American, most with long family histories in the area. The 2010 census, however, reported 1,964 residents, a decline of 335 persons, or nearly 15 percent during the course of the preceding decade.
Red River Parish and the Red River Valley were areas of unrest and white paramilitary activity and violence after the Civil War, and especially during the 1870s of Reconstruction. The parish was based on cotton cultivation, dependent on the labor of enslaved African Americans who far outnumbered the whites. After the war, white planters and farmers tried to reestablish dominance over a majority of the population. With emancipation and being granted citizenship and suffrage, African Americans tried to create their own lives.
Formed in May 1874 from white militias, the White League in Louisiana was increasingly well-organized in rural areas like Red River Parish. It worked to turn out the Republican Party, as well as suppress freedmen's civil rights and voting rights. It used violence against officeholders, running some out of town and killing others, and acted near elections to suppress black and white Republican voter turnout.
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