Bawcomville, LA

Bawcomville is a census-designated place in Ouachita Parish and a Monroe-area community with its own named Census boundary, school zones, and parish services. It was counted with Brownsville in the older Brownsville-Bawcomville statistical area; the Census Bureau separated the two CDPs before the 2010 count, so current maps treat Bawcomville and Brownsville as separate named communities. That distinction matters when reading the place: Bawcomville is an unincorporated community with a defined local footprint, not a city with its own municipal government.

Ouachita Parish schools serve the community, with most of the CDP assigned to Lenwil Elementary and a section north of Olive Street and west of Evergreen Street assigned to Riser Elementary. The local calendar has one event that gives the name a wider reach: the Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade returns each year on the first Saturday of December, organized by Mann Family Charities. The community's practical map runs through Monroe-area roads and parish systems, while the annual parade supplies a recurring point of gathering. Bawcomville's story is a Census boundary, two school zones, and a locally organized December tradition.