Ferriday (La.)
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Name (Hebrew)
פריידיי (לואיזיאנה)
Name (Latin)
Ferriday (La.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Ferriday, La
Coordinates
-91.55456 -91.55456 31.63017 31.63017 (gooearth )
W0913316 W0913316 N0313749 N0313749 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 31°37ʹ49ʺN 091°33ʹ16ʺW)
- Sessions, J. P. Town of Ferriday ... 1968.
Wikipedia description:
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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