Alexandria (Louisiana)

By car

Interstate 49 runs through the center of Alexandria, linking the city with Shreveport to the northwest (125 miles) and Lafayette to the south (90 miles).

By plane

• Alexandria International Airportserved by American Airlines, Continental Airlines, and Delta Airlines. The airport provides flights to Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Atlanta.

MacArthur Drive, which intersects with I-49 on both the north and south ends of the city, is one of the main roads. Many of the retail establishments in Alexandria are located near the intersection of MacArthur and Masonic Drives near the Alexandria Mall.

• Kent Plantation House

  address: 3601 Bayou Rapides Rd
  One of the oldest surviving plantations in Louisiana.

• Alexandria Zoological Park

  address: 3016 Masonic Drive

• Mardi GrasCollege cheerleaders and classic cars parade takes place on Friday afternoon in Downtown. Children's parade takes place on Saturday morning in Downtown. The Krewe's parade takes place on Sunday afternoon with a route from Texas Ave to the Alexandria Mall. The Krewe of Provine parade on Tuesday runs down Coliseum Blvd.

• Que'in On The Red

  address: 550 North 3rd Street
  Barbecue festival at the North Levee Park sanctioned by the Memphis Barbecue Network, taking place in mid-March.

• Alexandria Mall

  address: 3437 Masonic Drive

Some local restaurants include:

• Tunk's Cypress Inn

  address: 9507 LA Hwy 28 West
  Specializes in steaks, alligator, crawfish, oysters, and seafood.

• Cajun Landing Restaurant

  phone: +1 318-487-4912
  address: 2728 N MacArthur Dr

• Oriental Wok

  address: 6 N Bolton Ave
  Chinese food and sushi bar

• Hana Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar

  address: 2915 MacArthur Dr

• Diamond Grill

  address: 924 3rd St
  Upscale restaurant in the downtown

• Lou & Laura's

  address: 1301 Windsor Pl
  New Orleans-style po' boys and broasted chicken

There is also a wide variety of chain restaurants in Alexandria.
Crawfish boils are popular among locals when crawfish is in season during spring.

• Ramada Limited Alexandria

  address: 742 MacArthur

• Holiday Inn Alexandria - Downtown

  phone: +1 318-541-8333
  address: 701 4th St.

Alexandria is served by

Rapides Regional Medical Center

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• Pineville, Alexandria's sister city, is directly across the Red River.
• Natchitoches is about an hour to the northwest down I-49.
• Marksville, home of Paragon Casino, is about 45 minutes to the southeast down Highway 1.
• A number of lakes can be found in the surrounding area a short drive from Alexandria, such as Kincaid, Cotile, and Indian Creek.