St. Joseph, Louisiana
Tensas Parish

You can take a walking tour of St. Joseph to see Victorian homes and buildings. The name of the town came from nearby lake named St. Joseph.  

In the early days, Jesuit priests traveling with early explorers gave the names of saints to lakes in the area.  St. Joseph began as Densmore's landing with a house and a store where early river travelers stopped to rest on their way to New Orleans. 

In 1901 St. Joseph became a village was incorporated as a town on March 3, 1903.

St. Joseph was planned and constructed around New England style village green. The historic district is listed on National Register of Historic Places. 

St. Joseph's many historic buildings include the parish library and the St. Joseph Museum housed in an antebellum home at 135 Plank Road, the Tensas Parish courthouse and square, and other homes in the historic district.

You'll find antiques on Plank Road, with two antique and gift shops.

For more information, call 1-318-467-9750

Winter Quarters

Mississippi River

Lake Bruin State Park  

Somerset

Waterproof

Newellton