Living in Red Chute, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for Village Water System, which supplies Red Chute. Red Chute has no town government of its own, so Bossier Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bossier Parish School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Red Chute, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Red Chute.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Red Chute. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Village Water System
Village Water System supplies Red Chute: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 10,890 people in all.
19 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×19, the latest beginning May 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none. 5 older violations are still open, since 2023: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1015018.
4 home internet providers serve Red Chute
96% of 2,860 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 79% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 38% | 800/400 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Red Chute’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Red Chute.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Red Chute is in Bossier Parish School District.
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Red Chute is unincorporated, so Bossier Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Red Chute is in ZIP code 71037
ZIP codes where Red Chute residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Red Chute | ZIP’s residents in Red Chute |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71037 | Haughton, LA | 100% | 33% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Red Chute
Who supplies Red Chute’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Village Water System (EPA ID LA1015018). It reported 19 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×19. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Red Chute?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Red Chute?
Optimum, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Red Chute?
71037. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Red Chute in?
Bossier Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Red Chute?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Bossier Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.