Jigger, Louisiana
Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
32°02′06″N 91°44′48″W / 32.03500°N 91.74667°W / 32.03500; -91.7466771249
Jigger is an unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Jigger is located on Louisiana Highway 128, five miles (8.0 kilometers) west-southwest of Gilbert. Jigger has a U.S. Postal Service office with ZIP code 71249.[2] The community was named after the five-year-old son's dog of the first postmaster, whose name was selected for the community by the Postal Service.[3]
Notable people
- Rock and roll musician Allen "Puddler" Harris, past member of the bands of Ricky Nelson and Jimmie Davis, was born in Jigger in 1936.
- Perennial candidate L. D. Knox was born in Jigger in 1929.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jigger, Louisiana
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Stall, Buddy; Gaspar J. Stall (1999). Buddy Stall's Louisiana Potpourri. Pelican Publishing. p. 272.
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Municipalities and communities of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Winnsboro
communities
- Chase
- Crowville
- Extension
- Fort Necessity
- Jigger
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