Wisner is a town in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Wisner was founded in 1892 by Edward Wisner,[5] a native of Athens, Michigan, whose family came from Switzerland and originally settled in Orange County, New York, in the early 1700s.
[6][7] Wisner is located in southern Franklin Parish along U.S. Route 425, which leads north 14 miles (23 km) to Winnsboro, the parish seat, and south 9 miles (14 km) to Sicily Island.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Wisner has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.06 km2), all land.
26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.