Home to Louisiana College, this territory in the Alexandria metro area has minor English, American, French, Irish, German, and Scotch Irish ancestries influencing its lifestyle. Incorporated in the 1870s, this community elevated more than 120 feet above sea level is attended by Central Louisiana State Hospital and Huey P Long Medical Center. Served by the zip code 71361, this land has an estimated population of 13900 inhabitants exhibiting a racial makeup of White Non Hispanic, African American, Native American, Latino, Vietnamese, and other racial groups.