Wat Buddhasamakeevanaram is a Thai Theravada Buddhist temple located in Bossier City, Louisiana. The temple belongs to the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order. It is the first Thai temple established in the state of Louisiana.

History

The temple was formed in 2003 to serve the religious needs of the Thai, Laotian and Vietnamese communities in the Shreveport-Bossier Area. It was incorporated in the state as a nonprofit religious corporation on November the following year.

32°24′25″N 93°35′23″W / 32.40694°N 93.58972°W / 32.40694; -93.58972


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