Mooringsport, Louisiana, United States

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Mooringsport, Louisiana, United States, is a small town in Caddo Parish best known as the birthplace of influential blues and folk musician Lead Belly.

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instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 318
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
demographicsCharacteristic small population
elevationAboveSeaLevel 190 feet
governmentType mayor–alderman government
hasCoordinateLocation 32.683°N 93.963°W
hasCulturalEvent music-related community events
hasEconomicActivity fishing and boating services
local retail and services
hasFeature lake-oriented recreation
small-town residential character
hasHeritage blues music history
folk music history
hasHistoricalSignificance association with early 20th-century blues
development related to rail and oil activity
hasLandmark Caddo Lake waterfront
linked to: Caddo Lake

Mooringsport Historic District
Mooringsport railroad bridge
hasMajorIndustry oil and gas
recreation and tourism
timber
hasWaterBody Caddo Lake
isBirthplaceOf Lead Belly
isInCountry United States
isInCountyEquivalent Caddo Parish
isInState Louisiana
isPartOf Caddo Parish School District
locatedIn northwest Louisiana
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Caddo Parish, Louisiana
locatedInRegion Ark-La-Tex
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Shreveport, Louisiana
linked to: Shreveport
locatedOn Caddo Lake
namedAfter Mooring family
notablePerson Lead Belly
parish Caddo Parish
partOf Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area
postalCode 71060
state Louisiana
timeZone America/Chicago
transportInfrastructure Louisiana Highway 1
Louisiana Highway 538

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Lead Belly placeOfBirth Mooringsport, Louisiana, United States