Marsalis Community near Athens in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 30, 2019
1. Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument (front)
Former location.
the memory of
our soldiers
of the
Confederate
States Army
1861-1865.
veterans
with memories
shrined in votive
stone
we have remembered
them
Erected 1940 by Daughters of the Confederacy; moved to the current location by Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists.
Location. 32° 40.722′ N, 92° 57.095′ W. Monument is near Athens, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. It is in Marsalis Community. It is on State Highway 518 half a mile north of State Route 519, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 7113 Route 518, Homer LA 71040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White Lightning (approx. 2.9 miles away); St. John Colored School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Russellville (approx. 4.7 miles
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More about this monument. The Sons of the Confederate Veterans removed the monument from the Homer courthouse square to private property. It is on a hill visible from State Highway 518. Ask permission to visit at the residence.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 30, 2019
2. Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument (reverse)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 30, 2019
3. Former location of the Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument at Courthouse.
Photographed by Wesley Harris, April 1, 2026
4. Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument
Current location of the monument on LA Hwy 518 after it was moved from the Claiborne Parish Courthouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2026, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on April 1, 2026, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. GPS coords of monument at new location. • Can you help?
