Ferriday, Louisiana

About Ferriday

Ferriday, LA is a small town located in northern Louisiana with an estimated population of 2,995.

Ferriday holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.63 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,837 residents per square mile.

📰 Ferriday News Today

• Jeremy Tarver Obituary | Young's Community Memorial Funeral Home | Ferriday, LA Tribute Archive · Aug 17
• Ferriday’s LaKisica Bowman becomes youngest police chief in Louisiana at 27 KNOE · Mar 20
• Ferriday liquor store shooting leaves 20-year-old dead, 24-year-old charged with second-degree murder The Natchez Democrat · May 12
• Ferriday’s LaKisica Bowman becomes youngest police chief in Louisiana at 27 WAFB · Mar 20
• Madison Boys Varsity Basketball @ Ferriday MaxPreps · Aug 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ferriday Unique

• The only place in America named Ferriday — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ferriday

• Concordia State Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• Fort Bowie Park reviews ★
• Learned Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ferriday

• Concordia Education Center
• Delta Charter School MST
• Ferriday High School
• Ferriday Junior High School
• Ferriday Lower Elementary School
• Ferriday Upper Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Riverland Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
• Freedom Behavioral Hospital Of Ferriday · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ferriday

🏘️ Nearby Communities