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A town of 1,623, settled in 1883.
The best of Coushatta’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. 35% of residents live below the poverty line in Coushatta, above both the Louisiana town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 16 of Louisiana’s 250 towns do worse. Coushatta's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns. Coushatta Bank Building and Wood Park is on the National Register of Historic Places. Coushatta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Coushatta beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Coushatta | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.3% | 12.4% |
Where Coushatta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Coushatta is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2008.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coushatta, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Coushatta.
85% of Coushatta adults had a checkup this year, against 82% in Louisiana’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Coushatta is ahead of Louisiana on 2 and behind on 20. Among adults here, 24% smoke cigarettes. Only 10 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Coushatta.
| Coushatta | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 34% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 42% | 36% |
| What stands out | Coushatta | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 16.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 78.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22.3% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Two of its 3 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The largest public high school is Red River High School, with 349 students. Public schools: the Red River Parish school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 568 | C |
| Red River High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 349 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Coushatta had 1,302 jobs in 2023, up 87 from 2013. In Coushatta, about one in five working residents works in town. The middle household income here is $31,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 27 miles.
| Coushatta | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $31,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 163 Louisiana towns, just 7 have a higher peak summer temperature than Coushatta. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Coushatta, the FEMA risk score is 52 of 100. A third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 24%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Coushatta; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Coushatta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
1,964 counted in 2010 and 1,752 in 2020; an estimated 1,623 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
7 notable people were born in Coushatta.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Coushatta is a town in, and the parish seat of, rural Red River Parish in north Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the east bank of the Red River. The community is approximately 45 miles south of Shreveport on U.S. Highway 71. The population, 2,299 at the 2000 census, is nearly two-thirds African American, most with long family histories in the area. The 2010 census, however, reported 1,964 residents, a decline of 335 persons, or nearly 15 percent during the course of the preceding decade. In 2020, its population was 1,752. The city is named after the Coushatta, a Native American nation indigenous to the region.
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One town shares a border with Coushatta.
Coushatta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Coushatta reports no FBI crime data of its own. Edgefield isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coushatta with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
7 notable people were born here, including Vickie Johnson and John Hilliard.