Ida, LA

Ida is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 217 residents. Ida is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. Ida and nearby Rodessa are the most northwesterly communities in Louisiana. In Ida, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Ida, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Ida is nearby I-49. Settlement of the area likely began after the end of the American Civil War, with the construction of the Munnerlyn Chapel in 1877 and the first school house in 1883. Ida is located in Caddo Parish, just south of the Arkansas border.