Oak Ridge, LA

Oak Ridge is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 124 residents. The earliest inhabitants of the area were different Native American societies that existed prior to European contact. Cedars Plantation located at 4987 Lake Irwin Rd is considered the oldest surviving structure not just in the town, but the whole parish, built in 1840. In Oak Ridge, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Oak Ridge, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Oak Ridge is located in southern Morehouse Parish. U.S. Route 425 passes through the village, leading north and west 16 miles to Bastrop, the parish seat, and south 10 miles to Rayville. Oak Ridge includes the jail was eventually donated.