[3] The Central Louisiana State Hospital, the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center, the Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital (closed), the Alexandria Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Alexandria National Cemetery are all located in Pineville.

The city is also home to several large non-government employers including Baker Manufacturing, Procter & Gamble, and Crest Industries.

It was founded under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy and was located near Pineville.

The first academic session began on January 2, 1860, with General William Tecumseh Sherman of Ohio as superintendent.

Mayor Clarence Fields, who took office in 1999, supported holding another referendum to permit the sale of liquor in restaurants.

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot and humid summers and mild winters.

[6] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,384 people, 5,065 households, and 3,063 families residing in the city.

The bridge is named for one African-American politician, and William George "Willie" Goleman.

Pineville is the second-most populous city of the Alexandria media market for radio.