Bayou Chicot is an

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Evangeline Parish Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,984. The parish seat is Ville Platte. History The parish was created out of lands formerly be ...

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, United States. It is located due north of

Ville Platte Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,430 at the 2010 census, down from 8,145 in 2000. The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town ...

About

Bayou Chicot is home to Chicot State Park, which features the largest man-made lake in the state. Also in the community is Mountain Bayou Lake Boy Scout Camp, which was established in 1980, and is now a well known camp throughout the states of Louisiana and Texas.

History

This location was the site of the first Baptist church in the state which was organized west of the Mississippi River. On November 13, 1812, Calvary Baptist church named Joseph Willis, an African American missionary as pastor.Quarles, Benjamin. “Joseph Willis: Pioneer Churchman.” ''Negro History Bulletin'', vol. 12, no. 5, 1949, pp. 110–11
JSTOR website
Retrieved 10 July 2023. He had been a preacher to the Opelousa Indians and other ethnic groups of the district.

Government

Bayou Chicot also has a volunteer fire department controlled by the Ward Five Fire District. The people in this area have been known to be called stump jumpers due to the name chicot which means stump.

Education

Public schools in Evangeline Parish are operated by the

Evangeline Parish School Board The Evangeline Parish School Board (EPSB) or Evangeline Parish School District is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is headquartered in the city of Ville Platte. The curre ...

. Bayou Chicot Elementary School is located in the community of Bayou Chicot and serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth. Area high school students attend

Pine Prairie High School Pine Prairie High School is an elementary and high school in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the popul ...

in Pine Prairie.

References

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