Tensas Parish
Newellton, Saint Joseph, Cooter Point, Waterproof, Newlight, Somerset

Tensas Parish has oxbow lakes, fish and game, history, and an unhurried, quiet charm.  Visit St. Joseph's historic district, Winter Quarters Plantation near Newellton, Burn Plantation at Waterproof.  The three oxbow lakes, Lake Bruin, Lake St. John, and Lake St. Joseph, each provide water sports and camping facilities.

In Tensas Parish, agriculture is big business and the local economy is driven by farming and farm-related businesses. Main crops include cotton, corn, soybeans, and grain sorghum.

Tensas Parish Courthouse Photo>

Buckhorn Wildlife Management Area  
(Access by road off LA 4 and 128 in Tensas parish, 14 miles northwest of St. Joseph)  
Over 8,955 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, state-owned wildlife area provides outdoor opportunities including hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing.

Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
Over 63,000 acres in Tensas Parish and Madison Parish.  

Other attractions in Tensas Parish include Indian Mounds, Grant's March, Sunshine's Grave, RV Campground, Lake Bruin Golf & Country Club, Lakemont Plantation Home (Circa1856), Sudan Plantation Home (Circa 1820), Episcopal Church (Circa 1872), Wesley Chapel (Circa 1840), Myrtle Grove Plantation Home (Circa1810), Midway Plantation Home (Circa 1859), Moro Plantation Home (Circa 1859), Highland Plantation Home (Circa 1835) Methodist Church (Circa 1871), Enola Plantation Home (Circa 1840) and The Burn Plantation Home(Circa 1856).

Tensas Parish- Rich in History, Recreation, and Southern Charm

LINKS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Hard Times Plantation - Tensas Parish
Staging area for a landing at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, about April 5, 1863...
http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/camptrail/sites/Louisiana-sites/HardTimesLA.htm 

Netterville - http://www.janenetterville.com/index.html 

See Tensas Parish Confederate Script - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/tensas/album/a0027.htm 

Somerset Waterproof Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Winter Quarters Mississippi River Lake Bruin     |  St. Joseph