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Benton Louisiana
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Benton is a town in and the parish seat of Bossier Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,035 at the 2000 census but declined to 1,948 in 2010. The town is named for 19th century U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat from Missouri and an ally of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.
The larger Bossier City is located south of Benton. In Benton Square downtown near the Bossier Parish School Board office, the town maintains several historical buildings, including primitive cabins, a one-room schoolhouse museum, and the boyhood home of William Clark Hughes, who was the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1926 to 1928.
Benton is the eighth-largest city in the Ark-La-Tex region.

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What makes this town age unfriendly is the lack of sidewalks or stairways that are appropriate for people of age. Also, the doors in the majority of buildings are older and thus tend to be heavier, making it difficult for older individuals to open by themselves

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Peaceful and quiet area minimal noise. Mostly family communities.

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People that live in this neighborhood has been here for 30+ years.

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