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Lecompte (/ləˈkaʊnt/ lə-KOWNT) is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. Lecompte is situated along the banks of the Red River in central Louisiana. US Highway 71, Louisiana’s major north-south route which connects Baton Rouge and Shreveport, runs through Lecompte. Lecompte is named after a horse called LeComte, which was named after horse breeder Ambrose LeComte. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census.

Lecompte town overview:
Name:	Lecompte town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Rapides Parish
Elevation:	69 ft (21 m)
Total Area:	1.06 sq mi (2.75 km²)
Land Area:	1.06 sq mi (2.75 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	845
Population Density:	794.92/sq mi (306.85/km²)
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2242800

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History

The town of Lecompte, Louisiana, was named after a famous race horse owned by the Wells family who lived on a plantation south of the town. The horse’s name was LeComte. He won races at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. During the days of the Lecompte High School, the yearbook was named The LeComte with a picture of the horse on the first page. When the railroad company painted a sign for the town on the side of the train depot, a “p” was accidentally added to the name and it has remained there ever since. The horse was named after horse breeder Ambrose LeComte who lived in the area and was a great lover of fine stock and owner of a fine string of race horses.