Greenwood, Louisiana

About Greenwood

Set in the northwestern part of Louisiana, Greenwood is a small town counting 3,091 people who proudly call it home.

Greenwood holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 8.99 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 344 residents per square mile.

📰 Greenwood News Today

• House fire off Highway 80 becomes fatal KSLA · Aug 17
• John Thomas Prock Obituary May 23, 2026 - rose-neath.com rose-neath.com · May 23
• Linnon Warren Obituary (2026) - Shreveport, LA - Good Samaritan Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jul 23
• Aaron Wilhelm Obituary - Haughton, LA Dignity Memorial · Jul 2
• Marshall police ask for help in finding ‘armed and dangerous’ kidnapping suspect Marshall News Messenger · Jun 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Greenwood Unique

• One of 13 places in the US named Greenwood — but the Louisiana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Shreveport (10 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Greenwood

• Denny's — american
• El Ranchito — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Splash Kingdom · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Greenwood

• JaCoby Ware Playground reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Greenwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities