Colfax, LA

united states

Colfax, the seat of Grant Parish, sits along US Highway 71 in central Louisiana's pine country. The town connects north to Shreveport and south to Alexandria via Highway 71, with Highway 8 providing east-west access. Most visitors arrive from Alexandria, just 30 minutes south, while Interstate 49 offers faster connections about 15 miles east. The town is known for a historical marker commemorating the 1873 Colfax Massacre, a significant but tragic event in Reconstruction-era civil rights history.