Keithville, Louisiana

Keithville is an unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies to the south of Shreveport along U.S. Route 171. Although unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 71047.[1]

Keithville
Unincorporated community
Hamlet of Keithville
Keithville, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Keithville, Louisiana
Keithville, Louisiana is located in the United States
Keithville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°20′00″N 93°50′11″W
Country United States
States Louisiana
Parish Caddo Parish
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71047
Area code(s)318

History

Keithville came into existence when two railroads, the Southern Pacific and the Houston-Shreveport, met on properties of the Keith brothers in the early 1880s.[2] One of the Keith brothers was State Representative Perry Polk Keith, who served four terms from 1912 to 1928.[3] A Methodist, Keith donated the land for construction of what is now the Keithville United Methodist in Keithville. Construction was begun in 1904 by Tom Hudnall, and the first service was held on October 4 of that year. The dedication took place in December 1905. The church installed a brass bell in its steeple. Originally used on a locomotive, the bell came from a plantation in Coushatta in Red River Parish.[4]

Economy

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operated the Forcht-Wade Correctional Center in Keithville,[5] located in the Eddie D. Jones Nature Park.[6] It closed in July 2012.[7]

Education

The Caddo Parish School Board operates public schools.

  • Keithville Elementary/Middle School

Infrastructure

Major highways

Notable people

References
  1. Zip Code Lookup
  2. Perry Polk Keith: Caddo Pioneer, former Member of Legislature, Noted for Strong Qualities, Shreveport Times, February 7, 1935, p. 1
  3. "Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  4. "Keithville United Methodist Church". lscuo.org. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  5. "Forcht-Wade Corr. Center Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine." Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Accessed September 14, 2008.
  6. Johnson, Kristi. "Caddo commissioner wants ex-prison back sooner than later." Shreveport Times. October 1, 2012. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.
  7. "Forcht-Wade Correctional Center Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine." (Archive) Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
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