Why visit Homer
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 3 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Homer Historic District and Dr. John W. Todd House.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 92°F; January lows average 32°F.
Weather in Homer
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Homer
Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Homer had a population of 2,747. Named for the Greek poet Homer, the town was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present-day brick courthouse, built in the Greek Revival style of architecture, is one of only four pre-Civil War courthouses in Louisiana still in use.
From the Wikipedia article Homer, Louisiana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Homer Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Listed on the NRHP in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Dr. John W. Todd House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.8 mi
Historic house in Homer, Louisiana, United States
Restaurants and cafes3
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Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Saint Margaret Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic
600 East 2nd Street, Homer
History
The town was once the home of Homer College (also known as Homer Colored College), a private school for African American students (1880 to 1918) and offered bachelor's degrees and masters degrees.
The Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum operates across from the parish courthouse in the former Claiborne Hotel (completed 1890). The museum claims the oldest compressed bale of cotton in existence in the United States. This cotton display is believed to have been baled about 1930. Adjacent to the cotton exhibit is the "Black Gold", a replica of an oilfield roughneck—a general laborer worker who loading and unloads cargo from crane baskets and keeps the drilling equipment clean—employed in the early 1930s by the Sinclair Oil and Gas Company. The exhibit has a recording which explains how a farm family, growing mostly cotton and corn faced great economic travail in Mississippi but relocated to Claiborne Parish to take advantage of the oil and natural gas boom. "Oil changed our lives forever. We owe a lot to the men, mud, and mules that made it happen," concludes the recorded message. In 1921, oil was discovered in Homer; in 1921, another strike followed in Haynesville in northern Claiborne Parish. The boom continued through the 1930s and brought many customers to the then booming Hotel Claiborne, which had been established in 1890 and declared a state historic site in 1984.
From the History section of Homer, Louisiana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare2
Map of Homer
18 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 32°F | 5.2 in | 0.3 in |
| Feb | 60°F | 35°F | 5.3 in | 0.3 in |
| Mar | 68°F | 42°F | 5.7 in | 0.1 in |
| Apr | 75°F | 49°F | 5.9 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 89°F | 66°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 92°F | 70°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 92°F | 69°F | 3.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 87°F | 62°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 77°F | 50°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 65°F | 40°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 58°F | 34°F | 5.9 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Homer 1N (1 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Claiborne Parish has had 27 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-10: Tropical Storm Francine (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-13: Tropical Storm Nicholas (Coastal Storm)
- 2021-08-29: Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-27: Tropical Storm Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-03-09: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Ralph C Weiser Field Airport (AGO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 miles away.
- Minden 17 mi southwest, about 28 min by car
- Arcadia 19 mi southeast, about 30 min by car
- Grambling 28 mi southeast, about 44 min by car
- Ruston 31 mi southeast, about 49 min by car
- Haughton 32 mi southwest, about 51 min by car
- Eastwood 33 mi southwest, about 54 min by car
- Magnolia 35 mi north, about 56 min by car
- El Dorado 37 mi northeast, about 1 h by car
- Bossier City 39 mi southwest, about 1 h by car
- Shreveport 48 mi southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Revised City Hall, Homer, LA IMG 6298, Billy Hathorn, Public domain
- Herbert S. Ford Museum in Homer, LA IMG 0863, Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum, Homer, LA (revised) IMG 6315, Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
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