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Facts about the city

Goldonna is a village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census and 430 in 2010. All but sixteen of the residents are whites. It is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area. South of Goldonna along Louisiana Highway 156, one may access Saline Bayou, popular for blackwater canoeing.The village is the birthplace of the American romance author Patricia Maxwell, also known as Jennifer Blake, who resides in Quitman in Jackson Parish. Riley J. Wilson, a former U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district who opposed Huey Pierce Long, Jr., was born in Goldonna.The mayor of Goldonna is Verna Martin Bedgood, a Democrat. The police chief is Shaun Garner, a Republican. The three aldermen are Rodney Lynn Bedgood, a Democrat, and Ben and Daniel Dupree, both Republicans. All were elected in 2006 and unopposed in 2010.The Goldonna Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through grade 8. Pupils come from as far away as the village of Ashland to the west, where the defunct Ashland High School, closed in 1981.

Goldonna Obituaries

It was revealed by The Advocate on August 6th, 2021 that Marc Carter Stokeld died in Goldonna, Louisiana.  Stokeld was 51 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Marc Carter's life.

It was written by The Times at Shreveport La on September 24th, 2012 that Thurman Curtis Bedgood passed on in Goldonna, Louisiana.  Bedgood was 74 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Thurman Curtis's life.

History

The population was 457 at the 2000 United States Census census. Goldonna is a village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Natchitoches, Louisiana Micropolitan Statistical Area. . .