Red River Parish is named for the Red River, which is part of the Mississippi River watershed and which was named for the red color of the clay in the water.
Created: March 2, 1871
County Seat:
Coushatta 1871 – present
Parish Courthouse – Coushatta
Location: 615 East Carroll Street / Court Street
Built: 1928 – 1929
Style: Beaux Arts and Classical Revival
Architect: William T Nolan
Contractor: Sandquist & Snow
Description: The building faces north and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Coushatta. The north front has a large portico with four high columns supporting a pediment at the roof line. A balustrade runs along the roof line. With a raised center section with sloped red colored roof and an octagonal red colored cupola with red colored roof. A new one story redf colored brick and concrete addition was built on the south side in 1982. The architect was DMJM / Curtis & Davis and the contractor was The Florsheim Company. The entrance along the east side has a concrete semi-circular arch.
Note: The first courthouse was built in 1872. The building was destroyed by fire and the second and present courthouse was constructed in 1926 to 1929.
Courthouses:
N – Caddo Parish, Bossier Parish and Bienville Parish
E – Bienville Parish and Natchitoches Parish
W – DeSoto Parish
Parish Courthouse – Coushatta
Photos taken 2011, 2017 and 2019