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Keithville, Louisiana

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| name = Keithville

| official_name = Hamlet of Keithville

| settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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| subdivision_type2 = Parish

| subdivision_name2 = Caddo Parish

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| elevation_ft = 197

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| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 71047

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| area_code = 318

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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.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=71047 Zip Code Lookup]

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.Perry Polk Keith: Caddo Pioneer, former Member of Legislature, Noted for Strong Qualities, Shreveport Times, February 7, 1935, p. 1 One of the Keith brothers was State Representative Perry Polk Keith, who served four terms from 1912 to 1928.{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2012.pdf |title=Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012 |publisher=legis.state.la.us |access-date=July 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229154214/http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2012.pdf |archive-date=December 29, 2009 }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.iscuo.org/sh_keithville.htm|title=Keithville United Methodist Church|publisher=lscuo.org|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831222345/http://www.iscuo.org/sh_keithville.htm|archive-date=August 31, 2010|url-status=dead}}

Economy

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operated the Forcht-Wade Correctional Center in Keithville,"[http://www.doc.louisiana.gov/view.php?cat=7&id=42 Forcht-Wade Corr. Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915111607/http://www.doc.louisiana.gov/view.php?cat=7&id=42 |date=2008-09-15 }}." Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Accessed September 14, 2008. located in the Eddie D. Jones Nature Park.Johnson, Kristi. "[http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20121001/NEWS01/210020312/Caddo-commissioner-wants-ex-prison-back-sooner-than-later?odyssey=nav|head Caddo commissioner wants ex-prison back sooner than later]." Shreveport Times. October 1, 2012. Retrieved on October 25, 2012. It closed in July 2012."[http://doc.la.gov/pages/correctional-facilities/forcht-wade-correctional-center/ Forcht-Wade Correctional Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102022104/http://doc.la.gov/pages/correctional-facilities/forcht-wade-correctional-center/ |date=2012-11-02 }}." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100924202123/http://www.corrections.state.la.us/pages/correctional-facilities/forcht-wade-correctional-center/ Archive]) Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.

Education

The Caddo Parish School Board operates public schools.

  • Keithville Elementary/Middle School

Infrastructure

=Major highways=

Notable people

References

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{{Caddo Parish, Louisiana}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area