Dodson is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total of area 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.

24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[8] Dodson has a long-standing reputation as a notorious speed trap, with more than half of its revenue generated by traffic citations with a total of $717 in citation revenue per resident, the fourth highest in the state.

Dodson was cited in a state audit in 2007 for issuing excessive speeding violations.