Town file
Keithville, Louisiana
Keithville, Louisiana (Caddo Parish, Louisiana) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 518, "Conspiracy Of Fools" (10 August 2024). Ernest Luttrell was born on September 11th, 1936.
- Town
- Keithville
- County
- Caddo Parish
- State
- Louisiana
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 518
- Approximate location
- 32.333, -93.836
Episode 518 / 10 August 2024 / 75 min / express
Conspiracy Of Fools
"We are going to Keithville, Louisiana... this is outside of Shreveport; the reviews are for the whole parish, Caddo Parish" about 0:03:15
The case: Murder of Ernest Luttrell (July 25, 2010). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 11,727
- Median household income
- about $50,000
- Median home value
- $175,500
- Suicide by gun
- about 150% more likely
History, in brief
- The town came into existence when the Southern Pacific and Houston-Shreveport railroads met on land owned by the Keith brothers in the 1880s. about 0:04:33
- One of the Keith brothers, Perry Polk Keith, served four terms as a state representative. about 0:04:52
- The Keith brothers donated land for the construction of the Keithville United Methodist Church. about 0:05:00
The reviews read out
5 stars
"There is a sheriff's station nearby and, because of the close proximity to the high school, a constant police presence."about 0:05:40
4 stars
"It is not any worse than where I used to live and I am satisfied with the area."about 0:05:54
3 stars
"The neighbourhood in Keithville is really safe, but there are places in Shreveport that are not safe at all."about 0:06:10
3 stars
"Not sure what most people are doing other than running errands, sitting in a stuffy office all day or waiting for the rest of the world to get out of the way."about 0:06:27
2 stars
"I like an international flavour and a cosmopolitan atmosphere; there isn't one here."about 0:07:13
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Coushatta, Louisiana36 miles
- Minden, Louisiana38 miles
- Magnolia, Arkansas74 miles
- Hawkins, Texas82 miles
- Dry Prong, Louisiana92 miles
- Ashdown, Arkansas94 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.