Bayou Chicot, Louisiana

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Bayou Chicot is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located due north of Ville Platte.

History

Bayou Chicot is home to the locally famous Tom's Fried chicken and real meat hamburgers.

Bayou Chicot is also home to Mountain Bayou Lake Boy Scout Camp, which was established in 1980, and is now a well known camp throughout the states of Louisiana and Texas.

Government

Bayou Chicot also has a volunteer fire department controlled by the Ward Five Fire District.

Education

Public schools in Evangeline Parish are operated by the Evangeline Parish School Board. Bayou Chicot Elementary School is located in the community of Bayou Chicot and serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight. Area high school students attend Pine Prairie High School in Pine Prairie.