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  Kisatchie National Forest has more than 604,000 acres, is spread across seven parishes in Louisiana and is divided into five managed units called Ranger Districts.  Hidden in the bayous, beneath the bald cypress groves and old growth pine, is a world of natural beauty, excitement, learning, recreation, resources and wildlife in their purest form. Come visit Louisiana's only national forest. Our website has migrated to a new system and you may have to become familiar with the new navigation tabs.  We hope that you find this revised website a user-friendly application. 

Features

Springtime in Kisatchie

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   You roll down the window and the fresh scent of pine fills the air.  Beautiful towering longleaf pines are everywhere.  Bluestem grass and wildflowers wave in the springtime breeze....

 


The Week’s Act Centennial

A celebration of Southern Federal Forestry....


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Spotlights

2011-2012 Motor Vehicle Use Maps Available

Kisatchie Map

The 2011-2012 Kisatchie National Forest Motor Vehicle Use Maps are available online

Kisatchie Clears Saline National Wild and Scenic River

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Forest experts from across the country and Kisatchie personnel clear debris at the Saline National River.