Lake Arthur News

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.

Dick and Betty Broussard have been married for 54 years, and haven't regretted a moment.

A rash of burglaries in Jeff Davis Parish has residents and police on edge. The brazen criminals even targeted a top law enforcement officer.

Almost five years after Hurricane Rita roared through the Gulf of Mexico, much of Louisiana is still recovering and rebuilding, and communities are relocating.

A former Lake Arthur resident made a pit stop at the Jeff Davis Parish Public Library in Jennings recently to present her new book.

JENNINGS - The prosecutor says he expects a trial this fall for a 36-year-old Lake Arthur woman accused of killing her mother and stuffing the body into a padlocked box, then burying it in east Texas.