Hackley, Louisiana

Hackley is an unincorporated community in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located N of Franklinton, Louisiana.

Etymology

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the surname of Charles Hackley a timber baron who owned over 200,000 acres of land in Louisiana.

Old railroad

Between 1892 and 1922 there was a railroad built by the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company that ran from Kentwood, Louisiana and terminated at Hackley. The railroad was leased and operated by the Kentwood and Eastern Railway.