Elaine Dundy explored both celebrities and townsfolk in her book, Ferriday, Louisiana, published by E. P. Dutton in 1991.

[3] Churches of several major denominations are located here, including a large Pentecostal congregation south of town on Louisiana Highway 15, as well as Baptist, Assembly of God, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Catholic.

The two highways jointly lead southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Natchez, Mississippi.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ferriday has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), all being land.

In 2010, Ferriday had the 15th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.

Central Louisiana Technical Community College has a campus located in Ferriday.