Fort Polk

Established:1941
Base Type: Army

About

Fort Polk is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, approximately ten miles east of Leesville , Louisiana, and thirty miles north of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.It was named in honor of the Right Reverend Leonidas Polk, the first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana, and a distinguished Confederate general in the American Civil War. The post encompasses approximately 198,000 acres—100,000 acres are owned by the Department of the Army—98,125 acres by the U.S. Forest Service, mostly in the Kisatchie National Forest. Fort Polk is the only Combat Training Center that also trains and deploys combat units.

Gate and Hours

strong>Gate Hours
Ft. Polk has two 24-hour gates.
The Main Gate sits along US 171 on the west side of the base.
Gate ACP 7 is located on the extreme northern side of the base off of LA-28, which offers easier access to the city of Alerandria to the east.

Quick Reference

Chapel
Building 427, 7217 Radio Rd
(337) 531-2669

Dining Facilities
Guardian Inn 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB)/ B2382
TIGERLAND B7303A/ North Fort Polk
Patriot Inn 3/10th Mountain (MTN) Division (DIV)/ B1162
https://home.army.mil/polk/index.php/my-Fort-Polk/service-members

Education Center
7460 Colorado Avenue Colorado Avenue
(337) 531-1537

Equal Opportunity Office
Mississippi Ave
(337) 531-1911

Family Advocacy
1591 Bell Richard Ave # 920
(337) 531-1938

Military & Family Readiness
7960 Mississippi Ave
(337)  531-1897

Public Affairs
7073 Radio Rd
(337) 531-7203

Fire Emergency Service
2100 Louisiana Ave., Bldg.1736 Fire Station # 1
(337) 531-2026

Finance Office
1787 23rd St, Bldg 2524
(337)  531-8648 / 9663/4784
Housing Service Office
Corvias Military Living, 1955 Louisiana Ave
(337) 531-6000

Legal Services/JAG
7090 Alabama Ave, Bldg 1454
(337) 531-2580/2112

Post Office
USPS 61801 University Pkwy
(337) 537-6340

Postal Officer
7700 Alabama Ave
(337) 531-1252

Base Surroundings

Vernon Veterans Memorial Park
304 S 3rd St,
Leesville, LA 71446
(337) 208-1779

Anderson Farms
400 Slagle Rd,
Leesville, LA 71446
(337) 208-7107

Leesville Art Park
1201 Abe Allen Memorial D,
Leesville, LA 71446

Fatboy’s and Skinny’s Filling Station
303 S 5th St,
Leesville, LA 71446
(337) 404-3933

Bubbaques-BBQ
11275 Lake Charles Hwy,
Leesville, LA 71446
(337) 392-6490

Fox’s Pizza Den
1762 S 5th St,
Leesville, LA 71446
(337) 392-4949