Ridgecrest, LA

Ridgecrest is a small town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 583 residents. Ridgecrest is located in northeastern Concordia Parish. U.S. Routes 84 and 425 form the northeast boundary of the town; the highways lead northwest 3 miles to Ferriday and southeast 6 miles to Vidalia on the Mississippi River; Natchez, Mississippi, is 9 miles to the southeast. Ridgecrest makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Ridgecrest is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. The Mississippi state line is less than a mile northeast of Ridgecrest in a former channel of the Mississippi River.