Campti, Louisiana

Campti is a small town in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 887 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area. Campti is a flat area of mostly farmland. It sets on the eastern bank of the Red River. Considerable cattle are also raised in the general area.

Campti, Louisiana
Town
Town of Campti
Natchitoches Parish Library off Hwy 71/84
Interactive map of Campti
Coordinates: 31°53′44″N 93°06′50″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Natchitoches
Founded	1745 (1745)
Incorporated as a village	1857 (1857)
Area
• Total	1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
• Land	1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	128 ft (39 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	887
• Density	851.25/sq mi (328.75/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	71411
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-12280

Lakeview Junior and Senior High School, a modern consolidated school structure housing pre-kindergarten and grades nine through twelve, is located east of Campti on Louisiana Highway 9. The school is 55 percent African American in enrollment, but Campti itself is some 75 percent African American in population. Students from as far north as Ashland attend Lakeview.

During the American Civil War, Union General A.J. Smith, with two brigades, reached Campti to assist Admiral David Dixon Porter's trapped gunboats on the Red River there. Smith and his men burned Campti, which then contained only a few buildings and houses. The gunboats were returned safely upriver to Grand Ecore in Natchitoches Parish.

Gallery

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  Campti town limits sign
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  The Campti Historic Museum is open for limited hours at the site of the former Campti branch City Bank.
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  Lakeview Junior and Senior High School in Campti
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  Cattle grazing between Lakeview High School and Union Baptist Church in north Campti

Other websites

• http://www.nat.k12.la.us/schoolwork/schools/lakeviewhigh_site/index.html Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine