Starks, Louisiana

About Starks

Set in the southwestern part of Louisiana, Starks is a small unincorporated community.

Starks holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.43 square miles.

📰 Starks News Today

• Troy Joseph Barks Obituary Jul 12, 2026 johnsonfuneralhome.net · Jul 12
• Two Starks men accused of stealing copper wire from multiple parishes KPLC 7 News · Jul 16
• George Starks Sentenced to Life for Child Rape and Sexual Battery collinsimsda.org · Jan 27
• Sandra Ann Heintz Starks Obituary Jan 15, 2026 Seale Funeral Service · Jan 15
• Henrietta Hollie Foster Obituary Jul 4, 2026 Riley Smith & Sons Funeral Home and Cemetery · Jul 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Starks Unique

• The only place in America named Starks — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Starks

• Alligator Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Starks

• Starks High School

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

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🗺️ Map of Starks

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