Bayou Chicot, Louisiana

Bayou Chicot, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Bayou Chicot, Louisiana Location of Bayou Chicot in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°49′02″N 92°21′03″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Evangeline
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Bayou Chicot is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located due north of Ville Platte.

About

Bayou Chicot is home to Chicot State Park, which features the largest man-made lake in the state. Also in the community is Mountain Bayou Lake Boy Scout Camp, which was established in 1980, and is now a well known camp throughout the states of Louisiana and Texas.

Government

Bayou Chicot also has a volunteer fire department controlled by the Ward Five Fire District. The people in this area have been known to be called stump jumpers due to the name chicot which means stump.

Education

Public schools in Evangeline Parish are operated by the Evangeline Parish School Board. Bayou Chicot Elementary School is located in the community of Bayou Chicot and serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth. Area high school students attend Pine Prairie High School in Pine Prairie.