WELCOME TO RAPIDES PARISH 300 Grady Britt Drive · Alexandria, LA · 71302 Phone: (318) 767-3968 · Fax: (318) 767-3971 Contact Us Map Us Rapides is among Louisiana’s largest parishes and is known for its central location. It stands midway between the Texas and Mississippi borders, and halfway between Arkansas and the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, it represents a sort of cultural crossroads in Louisiana. Here, French culture dissolves into an Anglo-Saxon culture with deep roots. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • 4-H • About the Parish • AgCenter Newsletters • Contact Us • Crops & Livestock • Family & Consumer Sciences • Forestry / Wildlife • Lawn & Garden • Parish Fair • Parish Profile • News • Parish Calendar PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • For Sale Publications • Management Guides • Forest Landowner • Horticulture Hints • Healthy News • Living Well • Lagniappe • Managing in Tough Times • Lagniappe • Clover Connections • Rapides 4-H Newsletter • Publications Catalog • Talkin’ Horses   LATEST Beef Cattle & Citrus Field Day 2012 Forestry Forum Information Keeping Records "Your 4-H Portfolio" Adult Arts and Crafts Division Results for the Rapides Parish Fair Visit the Louisiana 4-H Museum in Mansura, Louisiana The 2011 Rapides Parish Fair Premium Book 4-H Enrollment Forms Spring Production Meetings Ways With Figs 4-H...The Original Green Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods • Culture • Lou's Jambalaya Recipes • Quincy's Recipe Corner