Stanley is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States.

[3] U.S. Route 84 passes through the center of the village, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to Logansport and northeast 14 miles (23 km) to Mansfield, the parish seat.

The racial makeup of the village was 88.97% White, 10.34% African American, 0.69% from other races.

23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 19.4% of families and 22.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 55.9% of under eighteens and 16.2% of those over 64.