Lake Arthur News

According to National Weather Service Cooperative Observers Doug and Janine Hollier, Jennings has received 3.36 inches of rain since the early morning hours on Saturday.

Vermilion Parish is on the verge of having the most rain in a year since 2002. With still two weeks remaining in 2009, an average of 60-plus inches of rain has fallen in the Parish and that amount can rise to 70 inches or more if water continues to fall from the sky, according to the Vermilion Parish Public Works Department.

This year's Hall of Trees at the Lake Arthur Town Hall features trees from VFW Auxillary #403, Catholic Daughters, Library Club, Lake Arthur Elementary and Creative Art Design.

After having three air-lifted medical calls in just one week, the mayor here said it's about time for a heliport in town.

The body of a 19-year-old Moss Bluff woman was found this morning in the city, according to a news release.

Acorns of Hope conservationists rolled through Lafayette on Wednesday, planting several live oak trees on the first day of this year's crisscross trek across South Louisiana.

Reader Jennifer Authement captured these vistas of beautiful fall mornings during her runs at Lake Arthur Park.

Theresa Lyons of Lake Arthur didn't hide from the wet weather over the weekend. Instead, she captured its wonders with a variety of nature photos, including a rainbow peeping through a thundercloud.

Family, friends and strangers gathered Friday in the cold and rain to remember and pray for eight Jefferson Davis Parish women believed to be the victims of a serial killer and for the police officers working the case.

Officials investigating the deaths of eight Jefferson Davis Parish women called the murders the work of a serial killer for the first time Wednesday.

Tornadoes struck Lousiana Thursday 10 / 23. One twister crossed Interstate 10 near Jennings.

Jennings Police continue their search for the man who went on a fishing trip and never returned.

Breanna Deshotel of Roanoke and Kinsley Hanks of Lake Arthur recently enjoyed a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Lake Arthur Park.

In Southwest Louisiana, fall weather means gumbo weather. For the area seniors who love a good gumbo, the Senior Day Fall Fest Gumbo is right around the corner.

Connie Hebert holds the newest additions to the Louisiana Oil and Gas Park's Alligator House.

The tree stood for almost four centuries, but it came crashing down Saturday, September 12 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana.

These stands at Jerry Simmons Stadium should be full tonight when the 2009 Parish Jamboree "kicks off" this year's football season.

JEFF DAVIS PARISH - The discovery of a murdered Jefferson Davis Parish woman's body discarded along Interstate 10 has left residents here experiencing some all too familiar feelings.

JEFF DAVIS PARISH - The discovery of a murdered Jefferson Davis Parish woman's body discarded along Interstate 10 has left residents here experiencing some all too familiar feelings.

JEFF DAVIS PARISH - The discovery of a murdered Jefferson Davis Parish woman's body discarded along Interstate 10 has left residents here experiencing some all too familiar feelings.