Red River Landing was the name of a community located in northern
Pointe Coupee Parish,
Louisiana
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, United States. The community was located near the
Red River and the
Mississippi River
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, adjacent to the current location of
Louisiana State Penitentiary.
The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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maintains a river-monitoring gauge at this location, approximately 5 miles (8 km) downstream of the
Old River Control Structure.
History
In 1836, a post office was established at Red River Point in northern Pointe Coupee Parish. This area was once a major economic point and the transfer point for all immigration and mail. Before the advent of the railroads, daily stages ran from this community to
Shreveport, Louisiana
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. However, after the old railroad bridge collapsed, the once thriving community began to decline steadily. In 1902, the post office was changed to
Torras, after Joseph Torras, whose son-in-law, N. P. Phillips, founded the area.
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References
Geography of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Baton Rouge metropolitan area
Ghost towns in Louisiana
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