A town of 3,098. Nearly 0.3% of it is conserved land.
The 2 things Ferriday does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Ferriday. Another town gets a different order.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Learned Park | — | 17 |
The median sale price was $74,000 in February 2026.
Ferriday beats the Louisiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| What stands out | Ferriday | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 16.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 29.5% | 12.4% |
Most working residents leave Ferriday for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Vidalia (12%), Natchez (10%) and Minorca (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 14% of U.S. communities.
Ferriday has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Ferriday's reported crime rate is close to Louisiana's. 50 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
The public schools Ferriday’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferriday Lower Elementary School | PK–2 | 313 | Not graded |
| Ferriday Upper Elementary School | 3–5 | 242 | D |
| Ferriday Junior High School | 6–8 | 241 | D |
| Ferriday High School | 8–12 | 289 | C− |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Ferriday on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Ferriday.
Town in Concordia Parish
Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, which borders the Mississippi River and is located on the central eastern border of Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ferriday had a population of 3,189. It is an African-American majority town. The town claims to have produced more famous people per square mile than any other in America. Elaine Dundy explored both celebrities and townsfolk in her book, Ferriday, Louisiana, published by E. P. Dutton in 1991. Churches of several major denominations are located here, including a large Pentecostal congregation south of town on Louisiana Highway 15, as well as Baptist, Assembly of God, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Catholic.
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