Swampers, Louisiana

Swampers (or Killians Ferry) is an unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. The name was collected between 1976 and 1980 by the United States Geological Survey, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on June 4, 1980.[1]

Harris Cemetery is located in Swampers. Interred there is Regnal Wallace, the former Louisiana farm broadcaster of radio and television.[2]

References

  1. USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report: Swampers
  2. Greg Hilburn (April 15, 2016). "La.'s original 'Voice of Agriculture' dies". The Monroe News-Star. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

Coordinates: 32°11′28″N 091°34′15″W / 32.19111°N 91.57083°W / 32.19111; -91.57083


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