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Concordia Parish Location
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Concordia Parish

While Concordia Parish offers all of the business amenities and services which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities.
Voting Districts
Congress-
ional		Supreme
Court		Court of Appeals
Circuit ~District		Public
Service		BESESenateHouseJudicial
5 4 3 ~ 1 4 8 32, 34 20, 21 7
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Communities of Concordia Parish


There are 4 incorporated communities in Concordia Parish.


Clayton


Ferriday


Ridgecrest


VIDALIA



Unincorporated areas of interest in the parish include Acme, Argent, Armagh, Ashland, Athione, Black Hawk, Canebrake, Clayton Juncton, Deer Park, Dunbarton, Elkhorn, Eva, Fairview, Frogmore, Lismore, Minorca, Monterey, Moro, Morville, Newera, Omega, Red Gum, St. Genevieve, Shaw, Slocum, Spokane, Stacy, Sycamore, Taconey, Wildsville and Willets

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Forests, Parks and Preserves

Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge
 Red River Wildlife Management Area
 Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area



Waterways

Black Lake River
Cocodrie Lake
Lake Concordia
Lake St. John
Mississippi River
Tensas River



State Historical Markers

Hernando de Soto
Probable Site of Aminoya
The Sand Bar Fight



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History

1805
 When the Territory of Orleans is divided into counties the present-day Concordia Parish is part of Concordia County.
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Schools and Libraries

Schools
  
Vocational
  
Higher
Education
 
Libraries
Concordia Parish Library
Director -Amanda Taylor
1609 Third St.
Ferriday, LA 71334-2298


318-757-3550      FAX 318-757-8836
Email - con_libl@alpha.nlu.edu    
www.cyberserver01.concordia.lib.la.us


2 Branches Clayton, Vidalia, 1 Bookmobile
American Library Directory 1999-2000, R. R. Bowker
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