FriersonLA
A town of 78, settled in 1897.
Is Frierson a good place to live?
No town among the 162 in Louisiana we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Frierson. Frierson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
78 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Frierson: who provides what
Frierson is unincorporated, so De Soto Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Frierson.
About half of Frierson’s working residents commute to Shreveport
Most working residents leave Frierson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Shreveport (49%), Bossier City (11%) and Mansfield (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Frierson has mild winters and hot summers
Frierson has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Frierson’s July high is 93°F, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 92°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Louisiana and the rest of the country, more of Frierson’s adults had a checkup this year
86% of adults had a checkup this year in Frierson, above both the Louisiana town median (82%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). 20% of Frierson adults have diabetes. Frierson beats the Louisiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Frierson | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 44% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 82% | 79% |
| What stands out | Frierson | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.4% | 16.9% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.9% | 66.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29.8% | 22.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Frierson faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Caddo Lake and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frierson. Close and well known come first.
37 mi LakeCaddo Lake
17 mi Stadium & arenaIndependence Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaCenturyLink Center
18 mi TheatreShreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
18 mi MuseumEighth Air Force Museum16 mi MuseumMansfield State Historic SitePhoto credits
Caddo Lake: Jay Carriker (User:JCarriker), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Independence Stadium: AllisonFoley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CenturyLink Center: The original uploader was Dman861 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eighth Air Force Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Frierson
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Frierson
About 0 of every 100 Frierson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Frierson for work
Where Frierson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Frierson
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Frierson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) north of Interstate 49 (exit 186) along Louisiana State Highway 175. As of the 2020 census, Frierson had a population of 132. The community is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area. George Dement, former mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana, retired to his family farm in Frierson, where he died on January 12, 2014.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- ZIP code
- 71027
Questions about Frierson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Frierson, LA a good place to live?
Frierson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.