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Victoria, Louisiana | |
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  Victoria, Louisiana  Victoria, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′51″N93°13′32″W / 31.66417°N 93.22556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Parish | Natchitoches |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
Victoria is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Sawmill town that began small about 1882, was purchased by the Louisiana Longleaf Lumber Company in 1898, that had a sawmill in Fisher, and the population grew to 1500. The mill cut-out in 1936. [1] Boise Cascade bought the mill in 1966.
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