| Creola, Louisiana | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Louisiana in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Louisiana in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 31.4286°N -92.4814°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 2002 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.42 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.06 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 194 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 242 |
| Population Density Km2: | 227.71 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 590.24 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 71423 |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-18295 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Creola is an incorporated village[2] in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was incorporated on January 23, 2002, under the provisions of the Lawrason Act.[3] An incorporation election was held in October 2000 with 36 people (97.3%) voting in favor of the measure and 1 (2.7%) voting against.[4] As of the 2010 census, Creola had a population of 213.[5]
Creola is located in the southern portion of Grant Parish and is part of the Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Creola residents are zoned to Grant Parish School Board schools.
The Jena Choctaw Pines Casino opened on February 13, 2013. The casino, owned by the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, sits on over of land, of which within Creola were donated by local businessman Mike Wahlder[6] to develop the casino. It will be a Class II casino under Indian Gaming laws. It is the first phase of the casino project that features of gaming space containing 700 slots and a poker room, and also featuring a sport bar and a buffet. The revenue collected from the casino will help the Jena Band of Choctaws fulfill unmet needs for housing, education, and health care. This will be the third casino in the central Louisiana area.
According to the casino's general manager, John Neumann, future expansion of the casino was expected within at least six months. The next phase of the project was to include expanding the gaming area and restaurant nearly doubling the space, meeting spaces to the main building, and a hotel. The overall master plan is to also include a RV park, an entertainment venue, and a strip mall.[7]
Creola is located along the southern border of Grant Parish, adjacent to Rapides to the south. U.S. Route 167 runs through the village, leading south to Alexandria and north to Winnfield. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 1.90%, is water.[5]
As of 2010, the population of Creola was 213 with 80 households which 65% are owned, 30% are rented, and 5% are unoccupied. The median household income is $44,499. 62% of the population are married couples with 44% of them have children. Males make up 48% of the total population while females make up the other 52%.[8]