Marksville

Marksville is the county seat of Avoyelles Parish in the River Parishes region.

Understand
Marksville, in the heart of former slave-heavy cotton growing country, is notably the place where Solomon Northup made his way to freedom with the help of the townspeople and Northerners after spending 12 years in bondage on Avoyelles Parish plantations, as chronicled in the book and film 12 Years A Slave.

Get in
Marksville is one of those places where you are kind of on your own getting there, as intercity public transport is not much of a reality. The main access way is State Hwy 1 that connects to Alexandria and New Roads.

Sleep
The property with the largest array of amenities is likely the Paragon Casino Resort. Also, there's the: