Colyell, Louisiana

Colyell
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Livingston
Elevation 26 ft (7.9 m)
Coordinates 30°23′26″N 90°46′12″W / 30.39056°N 90.77000°W / 30.39056; -90.77000Coordinates: 30°23′26″N 90°46′12″W / 30.39056°N 90.77000°W / 30.39056; -90.77000
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 225
Location of Colyell in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Colyell is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was named after Francisco Collell, who was the commandant of Galveztown in 1779.

Currently, the only school located in the Colyell area is Frost School, grades pre-kindergarten through eighth.[1] Colyell supports a community ball park, located on Perrilloux Road. It also has a volunteer fire department, part of Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 7.[2]

Residents use Livingston as their home mailing address. The area code for Colyell is 225; and the telephone prefix is 698, the same as for French Settlement.

References

  1. Frost School at www.ourfrostschool.com
  2. Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 7 Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. at www.lted.com/lpfd7 <--Dead link, 09 December 2015.


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