Baskin is a village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census, up from 188 in 2000. Baskin is located north of the parish seat of Winnsboro.

Franklin Parish is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020, its population was 19,774. The parish seat is Winnsboro. The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin.