Region 2: Louisiana Red River Valley and the Neutral Strip

The Red River Valley cuts across the state from Shreveport to the Mississippi River and includes Shreveport, Alexandria, and Natchitoches. The old Neutral Strip that separated Spanish Texas and French Louisiana stretches down the Sabine River from the Zwolle area through Beauregard Parish.

The Red River Valley and Neutral Strip region is home to many folk groups and traditions, including several groups of Native Americans.

The Red River Valley cuts across the state from Shreveport to the Mississippi River and includes Shreveport, Alexandria, and Natchitoches. The old Neutral Strip that separated Spanish Texas and French Louisiana stretches down the Sabine River from the Zwolle area through Beauregard Parish.

The parishes within this region are Avoyelles, DeSoto, Red River, Beauregard, Grant, Sabine, Bossier, Natchitoches, Vernon, Caddo, Rapides, and Winn.

The Red River Valley and Neutral Strip region is home to many folk groups and traditions, including several groups of Native Americans. The Tunica-Biloxi, Koasati, and Jena Choctaw are federally recognized.

Region 2 includes many communities with European origins:

Other traditional cultures include numerous communities of:

Regional occupational folk groups include:

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