LaCrosse is a rural small town in Whitman County, Washington, United States.

[citation needed] Beginning in the 1980s, many farmers in the area surrounding LaCrosse opted to enroll in the federal Conservation Reserve Program and leave their lands unused for agriculture.

[7] A community benefit group formed in 2012 to fund revitalization projects and lure new businesses to replace closed services; the lone grocery store in LaCrosse closed in the 2000s and was followed by the town's hardware store a few years later.

[8] LaCrosse also enrolled in the state government's "Washington Main Street" program to advertise its historic downtown.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2), all of it land.

The La Crosse Arts and Beautification Council was created in 2005 with aspirations of renovating downtown LaCrosse while promoting the arts, local culture, and history of LaCrosse and the Palouse.

Events have included the Valentine Fine Arts Night and the Spring Faire.

The La Crosse Gun Club holds an annual "Bacon & Crab Shooting" event at the end of January.