Tensas Parish is situated on the northwestern side of Louisiana near Vicksburg along the Mississippi River with a population estimated at nearly 5 thousand individuals according to most current census stats collected in 2019. This parish offers plenty of outdoor activities including fishing and hunting for deer and wild turkey as well as bird-watching and observation of other wildlife species at locations like Capn Jacks Landing Wildlife Management Area plus visitors also have access to St Joseph Catholic Church built in 1890 featuring traditional Victorian architecture style from this area's bygone era when cotton was king.