New Era is an unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located at the western edge of Concordia Parish on LA 129.

New Era, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°22′02″N 91°49′38″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Concordia
Elevation	52 ft (16 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	318
GNIS feature ID	543517[1]

History

During the Antebellum period New Era was a small town on the Black River that served as a landing for steam boats. The steam boats would offload passengers and trade with nearby settlements. It was also the site of Pleasant Cottage plantation which was burned down during the Civil War.[2]

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