| Official Name: | Fred, Louisiana |
| Settlement Type: | Former community |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Baton Rouge |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 92 |
| Coordinates: | 30.6489°N -91.1053°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 70791 |
| Area Code: | 225 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 543220 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 22-27225 |
Fred was an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is now part of Zachary.
The community was founded on December 7, 1894 by Eunice Rodriguez Wicker, and is named after a man named Fred Weiss who was the first postmaster. The post office was also the local general store. Much of the land within the village of Fred was used for the production of cotton. There were two cotton gin on the SE side of Plank Road, which were steam operated. The nearby community of Weiss, Louisiana was also named after Fred Weiss.[1]