Harrisonburg, LA

Harrisonburg is a village in and the parish seat of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 277 residents. Riley J. In 1863, the fort successfully defended Harrisonburg from the attack of four Union gunboats coming from the Black River to the Ouachita River. Harrisonburg High School. In Harrisonburg, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Harrisonburg, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. After four days of bombardment, little damage was done, and the gunboats retired down river. Harrisonburg is located on the west bank of the Ouachita River. Louisiana State Highway 8 passes through the village, leading northeast across the Ouachita to Sicily Island, and southwest 18 miles to U.S. Route 84 near Catahoula Lake.