Duson is a town in Acadia and Lafayette parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

The town was named after Curley Duson, a sheriff of St. Landry Parish.

[4] The Lafayette Parish portion of Duson is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area, while the Acadia Parish portion is part of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area.

Duson also has a ghost town affiliated with it, a tiny neighborhood that was made but never finished.

By August 30, 1880, the railroad line from New Orleans to Houston was completed, and passenger and freight service began.

[3] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,326 people, 586 households, and 415 families residing in the town.

At the 2000 United States census,[12] there were 1,672 people, 644 households, and 452 families residing in the town.

Many residents of nearby Lafayette, Scott and Rayne will converge on the town, as most parades in the region are scheduled as to not occur simultaneously.