Downsville, Louisiana

About Downsville

Downsville is a tiny community in northern Louisiana counting 113 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Downsville is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.74 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 153 residents per square mile.

📰 Downsville News Today

• Larry Wayne Lewis, Jr. Obituary May 1, 2026 Mulhearn Funeral Home · May 6
• Louisiana Family Takes Pride in Producing High-Quality Hay and Silage - RFD-TV RFD-TV · May 13
• Lee Cleveland "Cleve" Tarver Obituary (2026) - Downsville, LA - Mulhearn Funeral Home - Monroe Legacy obituary · Jul 20
• Downsville Volleyball Schedule MaxPreps · Jul 23
• Ollie Bearden Obituary (2026) - Farmerville, LA - Farrar Funeral Home - Farmerville obituaries.sanduskyregister.com · Mar 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Downsville Unique

• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Downsville

• Bryan Park reviews ★
• Camp T.L. James · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hinton Ball Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Downsville

• Downsville Community Charter School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Downsville

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