Shongaloo, LA

Shongaloo is a village in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 151 residents. Shongaloo has a civic center for town council meetings as well as general usage. There is an adjacent museum with a restored log cabin. North Webster Lower Elementary School, formerly Shongaloo High School before 2011, serves Shongaloo, Sarepta, and Cotton Valley for Pre-K-2nd graders. The school was formed during consolidation which moved Shongaloo 3rd-12th grade students to various schools within Webster Parish. The through line in Shongaloo is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Shongaloo makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Shongaloo is an Indian term meaning "Running Water" or "Cypress Tree". Dorcheat Bayou, 115 miles, runs through Shongaloo, making it one of the longest natural bayous in the U.S.