Many Attractions

Fort Jesup was established in 1822 when the Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803 failed to clearly define the western boundary of Louisiana. Soldiers at Fort Jesup managed to establish law and order in the Neutral Ground and the Fort remained an important military post. An original log kitchen and replica of the officers' barracks house historical artifacts and exhibits.

Hodges Gardens, Park and Wilderness Area offers more than 40 acres of gardens, a 225-acre bass fishing lake, and many miles of hiking and biking trails.