2024 Map of Redhead Branch

About this map

Longville serves as the primary settlement center in this portion of Beauregard Parish, situated at a crossroads where agricultural lands meet the dense drainage networks of the Louisiana piney woods. The landscape is defined by the intricate winding of Barnes Creek and its many tributaries, including Redhead Branch and Barrantine Branch. These waterways once dictated the placement of early homesteads and logging tracks, many of which are now formalized as parish roads. Local history is anchored by Memorial Church and the Memorial Baptist Cem, providing essential points of interest for genealogists tracing family lineages in the region. The map reveals a transition from the structured grid of rural road names like Lee Eason Rd and Dean Cryar Rd to the natural, meandering paths of Caney Creek and Long Gully in the south.