Lake Arthur Louisiana Map

About Lake Arthur, Louisiana

Lake Arthur is a locality in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,595. The population density is 540.4 people per km². Lake Arthur is located at 30.0808°N, 92.6715°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Arthur is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70549.

Lake Arthur presents a wide, glass-still surface that reflects the heavy, golden light of the afternoon sun as it settles over the flat prairie. It lies 20.0 miles west-southwest of Crowley, LA (from Crowley, LA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Jennings. The landscape surrounding Lake Arthur stretches out in an expanse of agrarian fields, where the earth is rich and dark, giving way to the gentle, shaded banks of the Mermentau River only a mile to the west. A few miles away, the low, grassy rise of Laurents Pasture breaks the monotony of the plains, while the distant, faint silhouette of Onion Hill barely registers against the horizon. At the edge of the water, Lake Arthur Park And Boardwalk offers a quiet vantage point to watch the slow movement of the clouds, their shadows drifting over the reeds and the heavy, humid air that clings to the skin like a damp linen sheet.

Agriculture has defined the rhythm of life here for generations, with the cultivation of rice and sugarcane dictating the seasonal pulse of the local economy. The people of Lake Arthur maintain a culture shaped by the convergence of diverse traditions, where the sounds of zydeco and the scent of seasoned cooking linger in the porches during the long, cooling evenings. History is less a written record and more a shared memory held by those who work the land and navigate the nearby currents of the Mermentau River. Daily existence moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the rush of the outside world, favoring instead the steady work of the harvest and the simple, persistent beauty of a sunset deepening over the water.

About This Lake Arthur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Arthur, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.080764, -92.671531. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lake Arthur includes the ZIP code (70549), telephone area code (985), county seat of Jefferson Davis Parish, and school district assignment (Jefferson Davis Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.