Mink, Louisiana

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Mink is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States, about 100 miles (160 km) south of Shreveport. It is in Kisatchie National Forest.

Mink was one of the last places in the United States to receive traditional landline telephone service. Its service was started in 2005, when BellSouth spent $700,000, or about $47,000 per phone, to run a cable of 30 miles (48 km) through thick forests to the town.[1]

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  1. ↑ Small LA town gets phone service for first time on Mon, WISTV.com website, February 1, 2005.
Municipalities and communities of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Natchitoches
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 31°23′42″N 93°04′15″W / 31.39500°N 93.07083°W / 31.39500; -93.07083


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