Start is a census-designated place in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States.

After the new parish of Richland was formed, this area was often referred to as Ward 3, Crew Lake, Charleston, or Wynn Island.

After this date, Crew Lake ceased to also serve as a post office location, and the primary hub for mail became Start.

[3] In 1937, Congressman Newt V. Mills announced that the Resettlement Administration, (a New Deal program initiated under President Franklin D. Roosevelt), had purchased the 3,000 acre Millsaps Plantation.

[9] Start is located near the Boeuf River to the east and Lafourche Diversion Canal to its west.

[2] According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a family in the CPD was $66,667.

[2] The Kansas City Southern Railway also passes through the community, running east and west.