Ghost Towns in Louisiana

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36 ghost towns

8% sit on public land · 1 with a free-licensed photo

National Park Service 1
State 2
Private or unlisted 33

Illustration of a south landscape — Illustration of the most common landscape type among Louisiana's ghost towns.

The largest share, 33 of 36, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

National Park Service 1
State 2
Private or unlisted 33

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.