Ragley is an

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Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Beauregard Parish (french: Paroisse de Beauregard) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,654. The parish seat is DeRidder. The parish was formed on January 1, 1913. Beauregard Parish ...

, United States. The community is located at the junction of U.S. routes 171 and

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, north of Lake Charles. Ragley has a

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with ZIP code 70657.

History

Ragley began as a sawmill town that was built after the closing of the mill in Ragley, Texas (1900-1912). The owners of that mill were W. G. Ragley. Martin J. and Frank J. Ragley and A. H. Schluter. The mill in Louisiana was in production by 1915. The sawmill had a capacity of 110,000 ft. with electricity, a planing mill with a capacity of 100,000 ft., and twelve miles of track, with 52-lb. rails. In 1935 construction began on the brick 10-room Hollingsworth School that was completed in 1937 by

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(WPA) workmen.

Park and pond

The 19-acre ''Purple Heart Walking Park & Fishing Pond'', honoring wounded veterans, was dedicated on January 11, 2014. It has a 1/2 mile eight-foot-wide walking path, playground, and a 2 ½ acre pond. The project was a joint venture of the Beauregard Parish Police Jury, Louisiana Department of Transportation and the South Beauregard Recreation District No. 2. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries stocked and restocks the pond with Channel Catfish and Rainbow Trout.

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Tram train at the Ragley sawmill
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