Clinton, Louisiana

About Clinton

Clinton is a small town in eastern Louisiana with an estimated population of 1,297.

Officially, Clinton is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.74 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 473 residents per square mile.

📰 Clinton News Today

• Louisiana Up Close: An afternoon on the lawn of Clinton's historic courthouse and Lawyers Row The Advocate · Oct 7
• 3 Three Knotch Rd, Clinton, LA 70722 [Updated 10/5] Realtor.com · Oct 5
• Doyle Lee "Butch" Jordan Obituary (2026) - Clinton, LA - Charlet Funeral Home, Inc., Clinton, LA Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Clinton, LA Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 18
• Carolyn Sensley Anderson Obituary | Richardson Funeral Home of Clinton | Clinton, LA Tribute Archive · Oct 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Louisiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Clinton Unique

• One of 28 places in the US named Clinton — but the Louisiana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clinton

• Avondale Scout Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Clinton

• Clinton Elementary School
• East Feliciana Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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