Established in 1871, the Vernon Parish Police Jury is the governing authority of Vernon Parish. The parish is located in west Central Louisiana, has a land mass of 1,341 square miles (making it the 2nd largest parish in the state), and has a population of 48,7501.
Vernon Parish is the Proud Home of JRTC and Fort Polk and has six incorporated communities – City of Leesville, Town of Hornbeck, Town of New Llano, Town of Rosepine, Village of Anacoco, and Village of Simpson. Vernon Parish also has several unincorporated communities, including Evans, Pickering, Pitkin, and Slagle.
Vernon Parish is the proud home of MayFest: Louisiana No Man’s Land Legends & Outlaws Music Festival, held annually on the 1st weekend of May. Follow us on Facebook for the latest updates.
- per the 2020 US Census ↩︎