Colyell, Louisiana Explained

Colyell, Louisiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Louisiana
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Livingston
Pushpin Map:Louisiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Colyell
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Louisiana##Location in the United States
Coordinates:30.3906°N -90.77°W
Elevation Ft:26
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Area Code:225

Colyell is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was named after Francisco Collell, who was the commandant of Galveztown in 1779.

Currently, the only school located in the Colyell area is Frost School, with grades pre-kindergarten through eighth.[1] Colyell supports a community ball park, located on Perrilloux Road. It also has a volunteer fire department, part of the Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 7.[2]

Residents use Livingston as their home mailing address. The area code for Colyell is 225; and the telephone prefix is 698, the same as for French Settlement.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ourfrostschool.com/ Frost School
  2. http://www.lted.com/lpfd7/ Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 7