Alexandria, city in central Louisiana, seat of Rapides Parish, on the Red River, opposite Pineville. It is the transportation and processing center of a region in which timber, livestock, cotton, sugarcane, and soybeans are produced. Manufactures include toiletries, industrial valves, and forest products. Louisiana State University at Alexandria (1960) is here, and Louisiana College (1906) is in Pineville. Named for the daughter of the merchant and landowner who subdivided land here in 1805, Alexandria was almost completely destroyed by Union troops in 1864, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), but was rebuilt. It was incorporated in 1882. By about 1900, Alexandria had become a prosperous timber-processing and trade center. Population 51,565 (1980); 49,188 (1990); 46,342 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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