Oak Grove is the

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of West Carroll Parish in northeastern

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, United States. The population was 1,441 at the

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Geography

Oak Grove is located at (32.861361, -91.389043).

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forms Main Street in Oak Grove. According to the

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, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

, there were 1,441 people, 652 households, and 384 families residing in the town.

Education

Public schools are operated by the

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. Oak Grove Elementary School serves grades Pre-

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to 6; Oak Grove High School, grades 7 to 12. The shared mascot is the tiger. Tiger football is one of the highlights of the fall season in Oak Grove, for the team reached the playoffs every year except one from 1979 to 2009.

Sports

Oak Grove Tigers Football 7 Time State Champion 1989, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2019, 2020, 2022 Five Time State Runner-up 1964, 1986, 1997, 2004, 2018 Twenty-nine Time District Champion 1965, 1970*, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008*, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 * Co-Champions

Fiske Theatre

The Fiske Theatre, named for its original owner, Donald Fiske, is located in downtown Oak Grove across from the West Carroll Parish Courthouse. It is the oldest operating movie theatre in northeast Louisiana and the last remaining single-screen facility. Donald Fiske built the first theatre in 1928. In 1951, he opened the new and current facility, for which he received the "Merit Badge" of the ''Exhibitor and Theatre Catalog'' for having the most modern and well-appointed theater in the nation. The Fiske is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, with a Sunday-afternoon matinee. A different first-run feature is shown each week. Owned by the West Carroll Chamber of Commerce, the Fiske is operated by Holland Entertainment LLC. The Fiske was added to the

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, on 29 January 2014.

Media

"The West Carroll Gazette" newspaper serves the Oak Grove Area

Gallery

File:Oak Grove, LA, Town Hall IMG_7374.JPG, Town Hall File:OakGroveLAWelcomeSign.jpg, Oak Grove Welcome Sign File:Fiske Theatre - Oak Grova - LA - 2009 Oct - Facing NE accross Main St.jpg, The Fiske Theatre is a landmark in downtown Oak Grove

References

External links

Oak Grove Progress
Community Progress Site for Oak Grove, LA {{authority control Towns in Louisiana Towns in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana Parish seats in Louisiana