Montgomery, Louisiana

Montgomery is a town in the far northwestern portion of Grant Parish, which is located in north-central Louisiana, United States.

Founded in 1712, even before New Orleans, Montgomery is situated on U.S. Route 71, close to the boundary with Natchitoches and Winn parishes.

One of the oldest towns in the state, the settlement today known as Montgomery was established in 1719 as a French trading post called Bon Dieu Falls.

From 1860, it was renamed Montgomery and endured as an important steamboat port until the advent of the railroad in 1901.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 622 people, 261 households, and 114 families residing in the town.

The school offers a variety of sports programs including football, basketball (girls and boys), baseball, softball, and track.

In 2022, Montgomery High School won its first State Championship in the sport of softball.

Downtown Montgomery facing east
Montgomery High School
The VFW post is named for James D. Boston Jr. (1916–1986), a World War II prisoner of war and later a history teacher at Montgomery High School.
First United Methodist Church in Montgomery
First Baptist Church, 739 Old Jefferson Highway, lost its oldest member in 2013; Ilda Bishop Cardozier, the long-term president of the Women's Missionary Union, died at the age of ninety-eight. [ 4 ]
Established in 1904, the Southern Baptist -affiliated Hargis Baptist Church has worshipped in this building since 1978. Located east of Montgomery, Hargis also has a church cemetery; pastor Dr. Marvin Jones (2015).
Northside Baptist Church (founded 1958) now worships in this facility at 330 Bienville Street in Montgomery just off U.S. Highway 71 ; pastor Kevin Billiot (2011).