Jigger, Louisiana

Jigger, Louisiana
—  Unincorporated community  —
Jigger, Louisiana
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Franklin
Elevation 66 ft (20 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 71249
Area code(s) 318
GNIS feature ID 543343[1]

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 of the first postmaster, whose name was selected by the Postal Service.[3]

The rock and roll musician Allen "Puddler" Harris was born in Jigger in 1936.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jigger, Louisiana
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Stall, Buddy; Gaspar J. Stall (1999). Buddy Stall's Louisiana Potpourri. Pelican Publishing. pp. 272.