Keachi, Louisiana
| Keachi, Louisiana | |
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Keachi Town Hall
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 Location of Keachi in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. |
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.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 32°10′55″N 93°54′24″W / 32.18194°N 93.90667°WCoordinates: 32°10′55″N 93°54′24″W / 32.18194°N 93.90667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | DeSoto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Travis Whitfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.07 sq mi (13.14 km2) |
| • Land | 5.03 sq mi (13.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 295 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 293 |
| • Density | 58.23/sq mi (22.48/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-39085 |
Keachi (pronounced "key-chai"; also spelled Keatchie or Keachie) is a town in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 295 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Keachi features several sites on the National Register of Historic Places, including Allen House, Keachi Baptist Church, Keachi Presbyterian Church, Keachi Store, Keachi United Methodist Church, Liberty Lodge, The Oaks, Prude House, Spell House, and the Swearingen House. It also includes Keachie College.
During the American Civil War, the Keatchie "highlanders" obtained $1,500 from the DeSoto Parish Police Jury for the war effort. The highlanders were known for their unusual dress, kilts and plaids, purchased with these funds.
Andy V. Loftus, a banker, farmer, and rancher who died at the age of seventy-seven on April 18, 2016, had been scheduled to be inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Club Hall of Fame in Mansura in Avoyelles Parish for his civic and community contributions to DeSoto Parish. The Shreveport Times agriculture editor Jack Dillard said that Loftus "will not be replaced, he will be missed."
Keachi is located in northwestern DeSoto Parish at 32°10′55″N 93°54′24″W / 32.18194°N 93.90667°W (32.182055, -93.906658).Louisiana Highway 5 passes through the town, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to Kickapoo and south 7 miles (11 km) to Longstreet. Highway 172 leads west 8 miles (13 km) to the Texas border, and Highway 789 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Spring Ridge. Shreveport is 32 miles (51 km) to the northeast.
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