Forest is a village in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States.

Forest Police Chief James Robert "Bob" Smith (Independent; born June 1931),[2] with service since 1998 is the oldest elected official in the State of Louisiana, as of 2017.

After thirty years as a mechanic for the United States Air Force, Smith began a civilian career with International Oil Company, based in Saudi Arabia.

A North Carolina native, he retired to Forest, where his wife had formerly resided.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.