Rodessa Louisiana Map

About Rodessa, Louisiana

Rodessa is a locality in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 192. The population density is 61.6 people per km². Rodessa is located at 32.9712°N, 93.9949°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rodessa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71069.

Rodessa endures as a quiet sentinel of the northern reaches, where the landscape settles into the heavy, humid stillness of the piney woods. It lies 33.9 miles north-northwest of Shreveport, LA (from Shreveport, LA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north of Vivian. The Tyson Branch carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its dark waters reflecting the towering canopy that defines the local horizon. Only a mile away, the surface of Black Bayou Lake catches the amber light of late afternoon, mirroring the stillness of the nearby Caddo Black Bayou Fee where the wild growth remains largely undisturbed. On the far, hazy edge of the horizon, the distant outline of Gum Ridge interrupts the otherwise level expanse of the basin, serving as a faint reminder of the geological theater that shaped this inland terrain.

Oil once dictated the pulse of Rodessa, drawing men to the earth in search of the black gold that fueled a fleeting, feverish prosperity. The economy has since retreated to a slower, more deliberate pace, leaving behind the rusted skeletons of derricks and the quiet resilience of a place that understands the cycle of boom and quietude. Life here follows the rhythm of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, colored by the deep, loamy scent of the woods and the persistent humidity that softens the edges of the day. In the shadow of the Old Bed Horseshoe Lake, seven miles distant, the legacy of the industry remains etched into the character of the people, who carry on with a steady, unadorned grace amidst the sprawling stillness of the forest.

About This Rodessa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rodessa, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.971246, -93.994903. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rodessa includes the ZIP code (71069), telephone area code (318), county seat of Caddo Parish, and school district assignment (Caddo Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.