Ansley, Louisiana

Ansley is an unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States.

[1] Ansley was the home of the Davis Brothers Lumber company.

The town was settled by the Davis Brothers and their employees in the later part of the year 1901, before the town was established here, a dense forest of yellow pine, black gum, red gum, oak, and hickory were in evidence.

These men are pioneers of the lumber industry, having begun their career as lumber men in Nevada County, Arkansas, when they were mere boys.

The Davis Brother Lumber Company continued operating until 1957 when the mill was closed.