Big Bend, Louisiana

Summary

Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

Etymology edit

Big Bend was named from its location on a meander of the Bayou Des Glaises.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Bend, Louisiana
  2. ^ Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.

31°04′26″N 91°47′31″W / 31.07389°N 91.79194°W / 31.07389; -91.79194