Epps, LA

Epps is a village in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 358 residents. Very little is known about the early days of the town, but it is thought the settlement began as steamboat traffic carrying cotton and timber increased on Bayou Macon in the 1850s. Though not confirmed, it is believed that the town was named after Edwin Epps. Public schools are operated by the West Carroll Parish School Board. Epps High School closed in 2022 and is now Epps Elementary. Epps's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Louisiana setting. The local scoop is how Epps's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.