Ashland, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Ashland is a village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. it is the third least populous municipality in Natchitoches Parish (after Powhatan and Robeline, Louisiana) It was incorporated in 1963. A few residences and a convenience store to the north spill over into neighboring Bienville Parish. The population was 291 at the 2000 census but went down 9 percent to 269 in 2010. The median age is 45.7 years.[2] Ashland is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area but is located nearly forty miles to the north of the parish seat of Natchitoches.

Ashland, Louisiana
Village
Village of Ashland
Ashland Village Hall is located next to the United States Post Office building
Ashland Village Hall is located next to the United States Post Office building
Interactive map of Ashland
Coordinates: 32°6′59″N 93°6′53″W
Country United States
State Louisiana
ParishNatchitoches
Incorporated1963
Government
 • MayorTerry Chesser (R)

Aldermen:
Nathan Cherry (D) Ann Anderson (R)

Josh Adams (R)
Area
[1]
 • Total70.31 km2 (27.15 sq mi)
 • Land69.90 km2 (26.99 sq mi)
 • Water0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
69 m (226 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total194
 • RankNC: 7th
 • Density2.78/km2 (7.19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
FIPS code22-03145
GNIS feature ID2407410

History

The Ashland mayor is W. Gahagan Lee. The village council consists of Wayne Best and Carol Doyle, both Democrats, and Vincent Bown, a Republican. The police chief is Fred Holland, a Democrat.[3] All of the Ashland town officials were unopposed for new terms in the primary election held on October 2, 2010.

On September 2, 2011, a forest fire destroyed ten houses between Ashland and Creston, but residents escaped personal injury. According to Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, the blaze scorched several thousand acres and was propelled by past drought conditions combined with high winds coming from the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee in the Gulf of Mexico.[4]

Images
  • Village limits
    Village limits
  • Louisiana State Highway 153 in the village
    Louisiana State Highway 153 in the village
  • Ashland Baptist Church
    Ashland Baptist Church
  • Renovated Ashland Baptist Church
    Renovated Ashland Baptist Church

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Ashland, LA". zip-codes.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. "Louisiana election returns, September 30, 2006". sos.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. "Natchitoches wildfire leaves residents wondering what comes next, September 3, 2011". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

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