Forest Hill rewards residents with an easy pace and a surprisingly robust local economy built around plants and people. Known across Rapides Parish for its nurseries and the annual Louisiana Nursery Festival, the village hums with seasonal color, weekend plant sales, and small businesses that know you by name. Commuters enjoy quick drives to Alexandria and Pineville for major employers, shopping, arts, and dining, then come home to quiet streets and big skies. Weekend plans often start with coffee and end with an armful of new azaleas, roses, or native saplings for the yard.
Outdoorsy households find year-round reasons to explore. Just up the road near Woodworth, the state-managed Indian Creek Recreation Area offers lakeside camping, fishing, and shaded playgrounds, all detailed by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry at Indian Creek Recreation Area. The piney woods of Kisatchie National Forest invite hiking and birding, including the renowned Wild Azalea Trail, the longest footpath in the state, maintained by the U.S. Forest Service at Kisatchie National Forest and Wild Azalea Trail. Families are served by the Rapides Parish School Board, with local campuses and programs highlighted by Rapides Parish School Board. Higher education and workforce training are close by at Louisiana State University of Alexandria. Healthcare is anchored by Rapides Regional Medical Center and CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria.
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