Driving through Leesville, Louisiana

Leesville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,612 at the 2010 United States Census. It is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area and is additionally served by the Leesville Airport. The city is home to the Fort Polk U.S. Army installation. The populations of Fort Polk and Leesville, if combined, would result in a city with a population of more than 20,000.

[@lionelberrios6808]

I live here in Leesville Louisiana the church that he passed is where I go. I got baptized four weeks ago.

[@jeffreyscoggins9825]

Thanks for sharing. Grew up in Leesville. Left in 1982 to join the USAF.

[@ezekielgrebas5454]

Jeffrey Scoggins That’s awesome! I just left in 2018 to join the USAF as well.

[@AirborneMom60]

Nice to see where I called home for 27 years but they literally drove into the northern edge of town then out of town. It's not a big place but there's more to it than that.

[@donna-d5c]

Does anyone remember a place called Papa Joes Disco in the mid 70s?

[@NoNamechanmel]

I’m high right now so this defiantly felt like memory lane I loved there from when I was 2-11 years old man it’s crazy to see the town I grew up in grow and change it’s sad but pleasing to watch. As life passes you by the only thing you can do is except change

[@markanthonymarla]

HI WE WERE STATIONED AT FT. POLK IN THE EARLY 80IES .. I USE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE NEW Llano Fire dept. .. .. And I live in New Llano Vernon Parish My daughter Jocqleen was born at Bain memorial on Base .... I miss all the great people of Louisiana Then we moved on base to 1844 Clyburn Loop ....

[@74D50]

I feel sorry for the poor soldiers at Fort Johnson. This ! This right here!.....is why Fort Johnson is the worst duty station in the World. With a Base like Fort Johnson, something corrupt is going on with the Louisiana economy.

[@mr.anonymoose2810]

i live here and ive pasted these places so many times!

[@johnfuchs3264]

It's really kinda spooky so dreary looking much older and unkept .

[@whisperycash3152]

Thanks I grew up here and still live on the same old road I lived in for years

[@johnfuchs3264]

I would say you are lucky I left in 1988 it is a hard life there for most but you just can't replace home it must be nice .

[@patriciaroggy1267]

When my ex was stationed at Fort Polk, Leesville had two other names. They were Sleazeville and Diseaseville. This was in the mid 80s. I hope that is not true today.

[@lizlyons4825]

It is....

[@patriciaroggy1267]

@@lizlyons4825 wow...

[@BlackSnowflakeBSF]

The more things change the more they the same.

[@patriciaroggy1267]

@@BlackSnowflakeBSF True.

[@patriciaroggy1267]

I don't think I'll ever go back.

[@deniselittle283]

OMG! Blast from the past! I was there the first 45 yrs of my life. I’m looking for a guy I dated at LHS around ‘86-‘89. His name was Ernie Villillareal. Does anyone know where he went after Germany?

[@Monkeywrench542]

It looks more run down than when I lived there from 1986-1990 on Ft. Polk.

[@johnfuchs3264]

I agree I see some of the old buildings that are still there from the early 1970s . Same old police station building there on the left where the old 4 corners used to be , lots of old buildings really . I used to go to the Y grocery store back in the mid 80s , some old couple ran it very nice people I'm sure they are long dead by now . The old store looks like hell wonder how long that has been abandoned ? The cut rate liquor the merry go round looks abandoned . I see big patches of rust on the roof I've never seen it in such terrible shape that's where we always used to go to buy drink . Mr. Whitey owned and ran that for years last time I was there was 2009 , and it was still going he is probably long dead by now . I lived in the Pickering Fort Polk area from 1968 when I was 5 to 1977 then the Leesville area in 1978 then outside of Anacoco from 1979 to 1988

[@austinballard3818]

I xant help but miss leesville.. been through there so many times as a child.. lived in simpson.. anacoco.. and now that part of my family lives in derrider..

[@JamesK-210]

I moved away from there to relocate to San Antonio. Turns out I missed having to deal with hurricane Laura by less than two weeks.

[@specopsvince4299]

You drove past my old house dude..the fucking times..

[@arestus]

You drove right trough my neighborhood....if it was still the 90s

[@TopCXG]

ITS LAURA LEVEL 4 AND TORNADO WATCH

[@aprildokey1083]

Xxrosayo50xX N rode it out in old house

[@2098elk]

Stationed at Fort Polk for 1965 to 67. Mostly went to Leesville after duty to get drunk. Red Wood Room as I recall. Always drove or rode on back roads and unguarded entrances in the base.

[@johnfuchs3264]

I remember the Red wood motel it had a part where you could drive under the second story of the building I think they tore that down after I left .

[@2098elk]

@@johnfuchs3264 My parents stayed there when they visited me. As I recall, best place in town for a meal and beverages. Was a laundry mart across from the parking lot. Drop of clothes and when you came back they were washed, dried and put on hangers. Always gave the attendant a nice tip.

[@rileyfreeman7122]

Lame place to drink

[@mikewarden57]

Stationed there (Polk) from 1987-1990. Nice folks in Leesville, but I literally fled the Pentecostal church in the middle of the night. Haven't been back since '91. BTW, your background music was perfect!

[@marvinswigert7636]

brother i hear ya

[@aprildokey1083]

This is my home town I miss it very much and the distrcsion is bad but not to bad

[@aprildokey1083]

From hurracain lura I rode it out in my old house but it broke a powerline right next to my house a shed collapsed and a roof was torn off my carport but my window did get cracked but I’m fine we hit the eye wall at 7:30am

[@reginagaughan-kassery4575]

What is Sycamore Point about?

[@zenkaipaganguardian658]

Slent Hill...?

[@sheluvkezo]

From the south side of leesville!!!!!!

[@reginagaughan-kassery4575]

Keon do you know a man named Jenkins Ferris?

[@zenkaipaganguardian658]

337

[@dirtyd2099]

Remember when highway 28 was just a 2 lane road? Now its a autoban....lol. Good times.

[@mariasmoon777]

Hey !

[@shoblue8635]

Oh no they know where I live

[@shaungorham5479]

NT.

[@zenkaipaganguardian658]

337

[@reginagaughan-kassery4575]

Is there a lot of prostitution in Leesville, Louisiana?

[@reginagaughan-kassery4575]

What about the Motels around the area?

[@zenkaipaganguardian658]

#shhhgang

[@latashabryant1951]

This is too country for me, I'm in Lafayette Louisiana

[@marvinswigert7636]

lemmee tell you leesvill and ft polk are the worst shit that happened to many of us and then beyond

[@marvinswigert7636]

nothing i like better than kernal korn an captain chap[lain go or 20 years in leavenwrth

[@marydaleo3701]

Choice in music is horrible but the video was cool!