Colyell, Louisiana

Colyell is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was named after Francisco Collell, who was the commandant of Galveztown in 1779.

Colyell, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Colyell is located in Louisiana
Colyell
Colyell
Location in Louisiana
Colyell is located in the United States
Colyell
Colyell
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 30°23′26″N 90°46′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code225

Currently, the only school located in the Colyell area is Frost School, with grades pre-kindergarten through eighth.[1] Colyell supports a community ball park, located on Perrilloux Road. It also has a volunteer fire department, part of the Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 7.[2]

Residents use Livingston as their home mailing address. The area code for Colyell is 225; and the telephone prefix is 698, the same as for French Settlement.

References
  1. Frost School at www.ourfrostschool.com
  2. Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 7 Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine at www.lted.com/lpfd7 <--Dead link, 09 December 2015.


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