About Gloster
Gloster, LA is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Louisiana.
Gloster holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.26 square miles.
📰 Gloster News Today
- Doris Mangum Lowe Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information - Memory Chapel Funeral Home Memory Chapel Funeral Home - Laurel, MS · Dec 16
- Gloster bakery's 'old-fashioned' treats draw daily crowds Shreveport Times · Apr 15
- Elijah Scott Taylor Obituary January 18, 2026 - rose-neath.com rose-neath.com · Jan 18
- Mr. Arthur Ray Hamilton Obituary | Precious Memories Mortuary | Shreveport, LA Tribute Archive · May 30
- Betty Thomas Fuller Obituary in Mansfield at Jenkins Funeral Home articobits.com · Aug 8
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Gloster Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gloster
- Kinsey Scout Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateLouisiana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.26 sq mi
Coordinates32.1904, -93.8047