Marksville

Also known as Marksville, Louisiana, Marksville, LA

city in and parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Avoyelles
Mayor: John Lemoine
Total: 4.83 sq mi (12.50 km )
Land: 4.81 sq mi (12.47 km )
Water: 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
Elevation: 82 ft (25 m)
Density: 1,052.3/sq mi (406.28/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Area codes: 318/457
Fips code: 22-48750

Article

Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marksville had a population of 5,065.

Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994. It is operated by the federally recognized Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, which has a reservation in the parish.