7221 Plank Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70811
Services
The Baton Rouge location features spacious and well-appointed facilities with expansive parking accommodations. Reviewers note clean facilities including bathrooms, private rooms for families to gather before services, and limo transportation for families. The facility accommodates themed services and cultural preferences, with staff flexibility for program adjustments, attire coordination, and multimedia presentations.
Winnfield offers services ranging from simple to grand celebrations, with staff taking time to plan details and relieve family burden during loss. The pre-planning process includes options for visitation at funeral home or elsewhere, funeral service location selection, reception planning, and final disposition choices including ground interment, mausoleum entombment, columbarium placement, or return of cremated remains to family.
Winnfield Funeral Home-Baton Rouge operates as part of a Louisiana funeral enterprise founded in 1932 by Dr. Ben D. Johnson in the north Louisiana town of Winnfield. Johnson launched the business with $2.75 borrowed from nine Black male citizens during the Great Depression, armed with a high school diploma from Natchitoches Parish Training School and credentials from Texas School of Embalming.
The Baton Rouge location at 7221 Plank Road serves families across the region with traditional funerals and cremation services. The facility maintains 24/7 availability with staff on call day and night. Multiple Google reviews cite specific staff members including Marcus K. Lewis, Christian Slaughter, Wil Carter, Renea Spears, and Narkeisha Knighton for their direct involvement in service coordination.
The Winnfield enterprise expanded over decades to include locations in Shreveport, Alexandria, Mansfield, Natchitoches, Lafayette, and River Ridge, plus Winnfield Life affiliate funeral homes and related businesses including a casket company, life insurance company, and mortgage division that invested millions in minority residences, businesses, and churches throughout Louisiana.
If you don't purchase a headstone at the time of your loved one's burial BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THIS FUNERAL HOME!!!! : My deceased brother didn't have a headstone so we put things out there in its place but when we would go out to visit we couldn't find him because they kept remo...
My mother Nomzamo Iyanu passed away on June 28 2025 around 3 AM in the morning. Her body lays rest at the Winfield funeral home graveyard on plank Road in Baton Rouge Louisiana. A year before my mom passed she told me what she wanted to wear for her funeral. She always said she w...
My mom passed away from her battle with cancer on may 24th i just wanna say thank you guys so much Winnfield Funeral Home made us feel right at home they made sure the process was smooth and stress free as possible the service was amazing & all my family and friends was very plea...
Christian Slaughter was our personal assistant during this painful experience. He represented both Winnfield and himself with such dignity, professionalism and compassion. We were very satisfied with the services he and the Winnfield team provided.
Winnfield Funeral Home provided exceptional service during one of the most difficult times for my family. The director, Marcus Lewis, was incredibly kind and compassionate, ensuring that every detail was handled with professionalism and care. He made sure all of our needs were me...
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