Louisiana
While Morehouse Parish offers all of the business amenities and services, which appeal to commercial establishments, it also affords its residents a high quality of life with good schools, low crime rates and abundant recreational opportunities. Morehouse has a country-like atmosphere provides many opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities and recreational pursuits, yet its location near Interstate 20 and Monroe makes it an ideal location for light industry and distribution. Its early settlers were mostly devout Baptist pioneers who quickly established churches, schools and broad fields of cotton. This attitude of faith, education and hard work prevails to this day. Morehouse is home to several parks and museums. These parks, museums and other events are provided for residents and visitors of Morehouse. Chemin-A-Haut State Park, Snyder Memorial Museum and Creative Arts Center, Morehouse Cotton Players, Bastrop Fall Arts and Crafts Festival, the Alligator Festival that is held the last Saturday in June and the annual Waterfowl Festival in October is all great events of Morehouse Parish. 3 Location Morehouse Parish is a country-like atmosphere, which provides many opportunities to enjoy outdoor and recreational activities, yet its location near Interstate 20 and Monroe makes it an ideal location for light industry and distribution. Its early settlers were mostly devout Baptist pioneers who quickly established churches, schools and broad fields of cotton.