Big Bend, Louisiana

Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

Etymology

Big Bend was named from its location on a meander of the Bayou Des Glaises.[2]

Education

Local public schools are managed by the Avoyelles Parish School Board.[3]

According to Zoning in Avoyelles, youth in Big Bend are zoned to attend:

Schools without zoning:

  • Avoyelles Public Charter School, Mansura
  • Nazarene Christian Academy, Marksville
  • Sacred Heart School, Moreauville
  • St. Anthony of Padua School, Bunkie
  • St. Joseph School, Plaucheville
  • St. Mary's School, Cottonport

Magnet Schools:

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Bend, Louisiana
  2. ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
  3. ^ "AVOYELLES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Policy Manual". Avoyelles Parish School Board. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

31°04′26″N 91°47′31″W / 31.07389°N 91.79194°W / 31.07389; -91.79194

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