Grand Ecore, Louisiana

Grand Ecore
Grand Ecore is located in Louisiana
Grand Ecore
Grand Ecore
Location within the state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 31°49′06″N 93°05′15″W / 31.8182187°N 93.0873859°W / 31.8182187; -93.0873859
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishNatchitoches
Elevation147 ft (45 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71457 [2]
GNIS feature ID548998 [1]

Grand Ecore is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located on LA-6, north of the city of Natchitoches on the Red River of the South.

The community is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The US Army Corps of Engineers operates a visitor center at Grand Ecore with panamoramic views from the bluff 80 feet above the Red River. The location was site of a Civil War site.[3][4] The area is known for its colonial history, civil war sites, hiking and fishing tournaments.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Grand Ecore, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Grand Ecore ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Grand Ecore Visitor Center". US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Grand Ecore Visitor Center". Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "BASS Tournament At Grand Ecore". St. Landry Now. Retrieved 7 April 2024.