Long Leaf, Louisiana

Long Leaf is an unincorporated community in Rapides [Parish, Louisiana|Rapides Parish], Louisiana, United States. Its ZIP code is 71448.

History

The former company town was once the site of a large sawmill complex of the Crowell and Spencer Lumber Company, part of which is now preserved at the Southern Forest [Heritage Museum and Research Center]. Multiple buildings that originally belonged to the sawmill are now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Red [River and Gulf Railroad], which serviced the Long Leaf sawmill, is currently undergoing restoration.