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Mansfield, LA 71052

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Mansfield is a city in and the parish seat of De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,582 at the 2000 census. Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Battle of Mansfield, a Confederate victory under General Richard Taylor (son of Zachary Taylor), was fought here on April 8, 1864. This battle turned 42,000 Union troops away from their conquest of the Louisiana Confederate capital, Shreveport, and sent them in retreat to New Orleans. The battle is commemorated at the Mansfield State Historic Site some four miles south of Mansfield off Louisiana Highway 175.

The first woman's college west of the Mississippi River, Mansfield Female College, was founded by the Methodist Church there in 1855. A two-year college, its first class graduated in 1856. Financial difficulties and the threat of war closed the college from 1860 to the end of the American Civil War, during which its buildings served as a hospital for soldiers wounded in the battle of Mansfield; it reopened in 1865. In 1930, Mansfield Female College merged with Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport and closed its doors permanently. In 2003, the Louisiana State Legislature moved to convert the main building of Mansfield Female College, the Lyceum, into a future museum.

Nearby cities include Gloster, Frierson, Logansport, Converse, Stonewall.

Places in Mansfield

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

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New Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant

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Pizza Hut

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Camelia Mexican Restaurant

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Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

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Mansfield State Historic Site

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Ralph A Worley Observatory

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Power & Grace School of Performing Arts

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Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

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Spark by Hilton Mansfield

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Best Western Plus DeSoto Inn & Suites

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Cook Hill Bed & Breakfast

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We rented the 15' boat with 15 hp Honda bottom right.

Bill's Landing

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