Tallulah, 
Delta, Richmond, and Mound, Louisiana

History/Culture

Tallulah was founded in 1857, and is now the parish seat for Madison Parish.  

Largely agricultural, the area has cotton, soybeans, corn, rice and wheat fields.  Tallulah is the site of one of the first agricultural experiment stations to use airplanes to control cotton pests. The original airport building (Scotts Field) still stands near Tallulah.

Attractions

In Tallulah, the Hermoine Museum provides a history of the parish, with period pieces available for public view housed there.  Restored from the Civil War era, the home was moved to its present location at 315 Mulberry Street in 1997.

In Delta, the birthplace of the world's first female millionaire is currently used as the Delta, Louisiana, City Hall.  Madam C.J. Walker, born of slave parents, created a line of hair products, which brought her the fame and fortune to become the first ever female millionaire.

Crescent House is one of the four homes that Union General U.S. Grant did not burn during the seige of Vicksburg.  

Grant's Canal, a failed effort by Union Generals Grant and Sherman to divert the Mississippi River during the Civil War, is at the foot of the Vicksburg Bridge across the Mississippi River from Delta and Mound, between U.S. Highway 80 and Interstate 20.

 LODGING:

Tallulah - Holiday Capri Motel, 610 East Bayou Drive, Tallulah, LA 71282, (318-574-1154)

Tallulah - Super 8 Tallulah LA, 144 Highway 65 South, Tallulah, LA 71282, (318-574-2000)

Tallulah - Days Inn - 143 Hwy 65 South, Tallulah, LA  71282 (318-574-5200)

Madison Parish Tourist Commission

305 Dabney St.
Tallulah, LA 71282
Phone (318) 574-8519
Email: madisonparish@bellsouth.net
Call for information; Description:
Hermoine Museum, Teddy Roosevelt Camp, Tensas Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Madam C.J. Walker Birthplace, Grant's Canal, Civil War Sites. Regular Hours 9am-5pm

Tidbits: 

Tallulah boasts the first covered mall in the  United States, by the designer Hayes Towne!

MOUND, Louisiana is one of the smallest incorporated  towns in the nation.

PLACES TO EAT:

PLACES TO EAT

CHOPSTICKS CHINESE BUFFET
147 Hwy 65 South, Tallulah LA
318-574-1158

LOUANN’S
1622 FELICIA STREET, Tallulah LA
318-574-5535

BRUSHY BAYOU RESTAURANT
266 Hwy 65 South, Tallulah LA
318-574-5555

MISS –LA BBQ
119 SOUTH CHESTNUT STREET, Tallulah LA
318-574-5111

ERNEST’ S NACK STAND
100 WET END STREET, Tallulah LA
318-574-9442

COUNTRY PRIDE RESTAURANT
224 Hwy 65 SOUTH, Tallulah LA
318-574-5900

 
RED TOP GRILL
266 Hwy65 SOUTH, Tallulah LA
318-574-0789

FOX’S PIZZA DEN
11 CROTHERS DRIVE, Tallulah LA
318-574-6393

FAST FROOD OPTIONS
ARBY’S, SONIC, POPEYE’S, KFC/TACO BELL, WENDY’S, McDONALD’S