Map of Forest village, Louisiana

Forest is a village in West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census.

Forest Police Chief James Robert “Bob” Smith (Independent; born June 1931), with service since 1998 is the oldest elected official in the State of Louisiana, as of 2017. After thirty years as a mechanic for the United States Air Force, Smith began a civilian career with International Oil Company, based in Saudi Arabia. A North Carolina native, he retired to Forest, where his wife had formerly resided.

Forest village overview:
Name:	Forest village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	West Carroll Parish
Elevation:	125 ft (38 m)
Total Area:	1.67 sq mi (4.33 km²)
Land Area:	1.67 sq mi (4.33 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	304
Population Density:	181.93/sq mi (70.23/km²)
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2226350

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Forest online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.