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East Carroll Parish

East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
East Carroll Parish, LA, Courthouse IMG 7409.JPG
East Carroll Parish Courthouse in Lake Providence
Map of Louisiana highlighting East Carroll Parish
Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana
Map of the United States highlighting Louisiana
Louisiana's location in the U.S.
Founded March 26, 1877
Named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Seat Lake Providence
Largest town Lake Providence
Area
 • Total 442 sq mi (1,145 km2)
 • Land 421 sq mi (1,090 km2)
 • Water 22 sq mi (57 km2), 4.9%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 7,307
 • Density 18/sq mi (7/km²)
Congressional district 5th
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5

East Carroll Parish (French: Paroisse de Carroll Est) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,759. The parish seat is Lake Providence.

The original Carroll Parish, before it was divided into "East" and "West" segments, was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton,Maryland, the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and the last surviving signer of the document. The parish was split in 1877. Prior to 1814, all of the territory covered by the current East Carroll Parish was part of the now defunct Warren Parish.

The famous black bear hunt waged in 1907 by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt began in East Carroll Parish near Lake Providence. When a particular bear managed to elude the hunters, the camp was moved to Bear Lake in Madison Parish near Tallulah. The 21-year-old Arthur Spencer of Richland Parish took a picture of Roosevelt in the heavily armed hunting party. Among the hunters was future Governor John M. Parker, the vice-presidential choice of the Bull Moose Party ticket in the 1916 presidential election.


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