Longstreet Louisiana Map

About Longstreet, Louisiana

Longstreet is a locality in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 53.3 people per km². Longstreet is located at 32.0977°N, 93.9521°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71046.

Longstreet slumbers beneath a broad Louisiana sky, its character etched by the slow, persistent breath of the South. It lies 31.6 miles south-south-west of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-north-east of Logansport. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, rolling gently like a sleeping giant draped in pine and oak. Creeks, often more suggestion than torrent, snake through the landscape, their banks softened by the encroaching undergrowth. The air itself carries a humid, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil, decaying leaves, and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, diffused shafts, illuminating the quiet industry of insects and the patient growth of saplings. The history of Longstreet is a quiet one, tied to the ebb and flow of timber and agriculture that defined this corner of De Soto Parish. For generations, the land yielded its bounty through hardworking hands, the economy once deeply rooted in the clearing of forests and the cultivation of crops. Though the great logging operations have long since receded, leaving behind a landscape gradually reclaiming its wilder self, the spirit of self-reliance persists. Small farms still dot the periphery, their fields a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil, and the faint scent of woodsmoke on a cool evening is a lingering echo of a time when the forest was a more immediate presence.

About This Longstreet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Longstreet, Louisiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.097664, -93.952132. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Longstreet and De Soto Parish.

Detailed location data for Longstreet includes the ZIP code (71046), telephone area code (318), county seat of De Soto Parish, and school district assignment (De Soto Parish School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Longstreet is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.