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During the American Civil War, Concordia Parish was staunchly Confederate.

According to the historian John D. Winters in his The Civil War in Louisiana ( 1863 ), Concordia, " a planter-dominated parish, displayed unusual Confederate patriotism in early March.

A handsome bounty of $ 100 was offered to any man who joined one of three designated companies forming for the duration of the war.

A bounty of $ 50 would be paid to those joining either of two companies being raised in the neighboring parish of Catahoula.

A $ 50, 000 bond issue was voted to finance the bounty program.

$ 40, 000 was appropriated for the relief of needy families of volunteers in the parish.