Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge

Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationMorehouse Parish, Louisiana
Nearest cityBastrop, Louisiana
Coordinates32°50′06″N 91°48′06″W / 32.83500°N 91.80167°W / 32.83500; -91.80167
Area501 acres (2.03 km2)
Established1988
Visitors4,250 (in 2005)
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteHandy Brake National Wildlife Refuge
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Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge

Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge is located just north of Bastrop, Louisiana in Morehouse Parish, north central Louisiana. The refuge was established in 1988 with the southeast's first fee title transfer of a Farmer's Home Administration tract (466 acres) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. A free lease of 38 acres (150,000 m2) from International Paper increased the refuge to the current 501 acres (2.03 km2).