Plain Dealing, Louisiana

Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The population was 893 at the 2020 census.

Town
Town of Plain Dealing
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Location of Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Location of Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
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Coordinates: 32°54′21″N 93°42′0″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Bossier
Area
• Total	1.58 sq mi (4.10 km2)
• Land	1.58 sq mi (4.09 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	893
• Rank	BO: 4th
• Density	565.55/sq mi (218.41/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	22-60670

History

In 1839, George Oglethorpe Gilmer and his son bought 5,000 acres of this land here from the United States government. They called some of this land "Plain Dealing" after the their family's Virginia plantation. The "Plain Dealing" name became official when the town was founded on April 24, 1890.

Plain Dealing, Louisiana Media

• Revised Plain Dealing, LA, sign IMG 5163.JPG

  Plain Dealing corporate limits sign

• Downtown Plain Dealing, LA IMG 5164.JPG

  I took photo of downtown Plain Dealing, LA, with Canon camera.

• Revised gazebo pix in Plain Dealing, LA IMG 5165.JPG

  Gazebo in downtown Plain Dealing