Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Morehouse Parish (French:Paroisse de Morehouse) is a

Francois Bonaventure built a house on 2000~acre tract in 1775 in Bastrop, Louisiana.[4]

Morehouse Parish is named after Colonel Abraham Morehouse, who served in the Revolutionary War.^[5][6][7]

Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Morehouse County was a stronghold of the Ku Klux Klan.^[8] During the trial for the 1922 Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana, many witnesses testified that county officials including Sheriff Fred Carpenter, his deputies, the district attorney, and the postmaster were Klan members. However, the grand jury, itself likely made up largely of Klan members, dismissed the case.^[9]

According to the

• U.S. Highway 165
• U.S. Highway 425
• Louisiana Highway 2
• Louisiana Highway 133
• Louisiana Highway 134

• Union County, Arkansas (northwest)
• Ashley County, Arkansas (north)
• Chicot County, Arkansas (northeast)
• West Carroll Parish (east)
• Richland Parish (southeast)
• Ouachita Parish (southwest)
• Union Parish (west)

• Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
• Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge (part)

• Bastrop (parish seat and largest municipality)

• Bonita
• Collinston
• Mer Rouge
• Oak Ridge

• Beekman
• Bordenax
• Counters Neck
• Galion
• Geddie
• Gum Ridge
• Haynes Landing
• Humphreys
• Jones
• Laark
• Log Cabin
• Marcarco
• McGinty
• Naff
• New Land Grove Landing
• Oak Landing
• Perryville
• Point Pleasant
• Robinson
• Spyker
• Stampley
• Stevenson
• Upland
• Usarco
• Vaughn
• Wardville
• Windsor

As of the

In 2000, there were 11,382 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.10% were married couples living together, 19.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 24.40% of all households comprised individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the parish the population was spread out, with 27.50% under 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.10 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $25,124 in 2000, and the median income for a family was $31,358. Males had a median income of $31,385 versus $18,474 for females. The

The Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office (MPSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of Morehouse Parish. It falls under the authority of the Sheriff, who is the chief law enforcement officer of the parish. As of 2022^[update] the sheriff of Morehouse Parish is Mike Tubbs.

The Sheriff's Office operates the following facilities:

• Headquarters - The headquarters building is located at 351 South Franklin Street in Bastrop.
• Morehouse Parish Jail - The Morehouse Parish Jail is located at 250 East Walnut Street in Bastrop. The jail presently houses approximately 70 inmates and employs 20 full-time and part-time Corrections Officers.^[18]
• Morehouse Parish Detention Center - The Morehouse Parish Detention Center is located at 6444 Patey Road in Collinston. The Detention Center presently houses approximately 272 inmates and employs 33 corrections officers.^[18]

Since the formation of the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office, one deputy has been killed in the line of duty.^[19]

In 1975,

Morehouse Parish School Board operates local public schools.

The 1023rd Engineer Company (Vertical) of the 528th Engineer Battalion of the

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana