Ferriday, LA

Ferriday sits on the west side of Lake Concordia in Concordia Parish, with the Mississippi River nearby and U.S. 84 and 425 running through town. The local story gets louder at the Delta Music Museum downtown, where blues, soul, gospel, country, and early rock-and-roll history meet. Ferriday is especially tied to the first cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart, whose names turn up across the town’s music story. Lake St. John is eight miles away, adding another water landmark. The quick local read is Delta music, oxbow lakes, and a Louisiana town that has made its famous hometown connections part of the map.