Louisville (pronounced LEW-iss-vill)[4] is a city in Winston County, Mississippi.

[6] In 1863 Union Colonel Benjamin Grierson marched 900 troops through Louisville during his raid through Mississippi.

[7] In 1927, a mob of 1,000 white men from Louisville, lynched two African-Americans, Jim and Mark Fox by wrapping them in barbed wire and setting them on fire.

The Foxes were accused of killing Clarence Nichols, a white man who started a fight with them because they would not let him pass their Ford touring car in his Chevrolet.

[8][9][10][11] On April 28, 2014, Louisville was hit by an EF4 tornado, resulting in ten fatalities.

[15] As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 6,072 people, 2,309 households, and 1,589 families residing in the city.

Prior to 1970, Louisville maintained a dual system of schools for White and Black students.

The American Heritage "Big Red" Fire Museum is located in Louisville.

[25] The Strand Theatre, in downtown Louisville, is an historic movie theater which now serves as an art and music venue.

Louisville native Carl Jackson plays an annual Christmas concert at the theater to raise money for the building's restoration.