Jigger is an unincorporated community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Jigger is located on Louisiana Highway 128, five miles (8.0 kilometers) west-southwest of Gilbert. Jigger has a U.S. Postal Service office with ZIP code 71249.[2] The community was named after the five-year-old son's dog of the first postmaster, whose name was selected for the community by the Postal Service.[3]

Jigger, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°02′06″N 91°44′48″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Franklin
Elevation	66 ft (20 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71249
Area code(s)	318
GNIS feature ID	543343[1]

Notable people

• Rock and roll musician Allen "Puddler" Harris, past member of the bands of Ricky Nelson and Jimmie Davis, was born in Jigger in 1936.
• Perennial candidate L. D. Knox was born in Jigger in 1929.

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