Dubach is a town in Lincoln Parish,

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, United States. The population was 908 in 2020. Dubach is part of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area.

History

Although there were settlers in the Dubach area as early as the late-1840s, the town's origins date to the arrival of the Arkansas Southern Railway in 1898. With the coming of the railroad, the way was opened for the development of the lumber industry. In 1899, Fred B. Dubach, a lumberman from St. Louis, Missouri, arrived in the area and started the Dubach Lumber Company. Shortly thereafter he built a large house and a lumber mill was located across the road. An old aerial photograph indicates that the lumber mill was by far the largest building in town and visually dominated the townscape. Undoubtedly the Dubach Lumber Company was a major factor in the growth and development of what in 1901 was chartered as the town of Dubach. A few years later (c. 1906), Dubach sold his mill and home and returned to St, Louis. Dubach's home still stands and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The sawmill no longer exists. In the fall of 2005, Dubach voters defeated a

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that would have funded renovations to Hico Elementary and Dubach High schools. Despite a well-spoken campaign by high school principal Donna Doss, voters killed the issue by a wide margin. Local media speculated that the economic effects of

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may have swayed voters to err on the side of caution with regards to new taxation. The high school closed and students now attend Ruston High School. Only Dubach Elementary School remains. File:Dubach, LA water tower IMG 2554.JPG, Water tower File:Dubach, LA, Town Hall IMG 2567.JPG, Town Hall File:Dubach, LA, High School IMG 2556.JPG, Dubach High School File:Dubach Fifteen Hundred Feet.jpg, Aerial View of Dubach, Louisiana

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (2.72%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 908 people, 387 households, and 241 families residing in the town.

Arts and culture

The Autrey house (and museum) just west of town is the oldest home in the area and is an excellent example of the early and rare form of frontier architecture.

Festivals

Dubach is also home to the Louisiana Chicken Festival, held in late September.

Notable people

Bill Doss Bill Doss (September 12, 1968 – July 30, 2012) was an American rock musician. He co-founded The Elephant 6 Recording Company in Athens, Georgia, and was a key member of the Olivia Tremor Control. Following the band's breakup, he led the Sunshi ...

, an American rock musician and native of Dubach. *

Dixie Garr Dixie Tyran Garr (born 1956) is an American computer engineer who served as Vice President at Cisco Systems and Head of Software Engineering at Texas Instruments. Early life and education Garr was born in Dubach, Louisiana. She was the younge ...

, Technology Executive *

Willis Reed Willis Reed Jr. (June 25, 1942 – March 21, 2023) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire ten-year pro playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball ...

, former

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center and member of the

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References

External links

Town of Dubach
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