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50 years ago!
It was exactly 50 years Sunday when on Oct. 13, 1963, the Lake D’Arbonne dam and lake were officially dedicated just south of Farmerville. There was no water. No fishing piers. No camps or lake houses. No fish. Just a big concrete spillway sitting out in the middle of nowhere. And of course, hope. No, … Continue reading
Having a rough day?
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. — James 1:2-4
ANOTHER endorsement
Hey, they just keep coming! We have shared several unsolicited endorsements of lakedarbonnelife.com. Here’s another one! ( Please note: some slight use of literary license may occur ) “If you don’t read lakedarbonnelife, don’t blame me. Despite what some people will say, it’s not my fault.” — George Bush
The Big Empty
New Orleans prides itself as “The Big Easy”. Well, as I tried to put together the first fishing report for the area since it cooled off, I was met by “The Big Empty”. Parking lots, that is. That’s the way it looked at most of the parking lots around Lake D’Arbonne and the Ouachita River … Continue reading
Those were the days….
Today I turn this space over to Jennifer Vick of West Monroe to tell her story about growing up around Lake D’Arbonne: “I have plenty of stories about that lake. On the Downsville side about a mile from the lake was where I was born and raised. My dad, Charles Wainwright, and my uncle, Parky Albritton, … Continue reading
Welcome to Farmerville !!
A couple of years ago, my wife and I were graciously welcomed to Farmerville, La., as we made this our retirement home. After living in the area most of my life, it was an easy move. We love the lake, the people, the positive attitude and the effort of our leadership to move this town … Continue reading
Aux Arc venant de Farmer ville’
In English, that means that the Aux Arc is coming to Farmerville. It is coming right up the road to the Lake D’Arbonne State Park Oct. 18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Oct. 19 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Aux Arc is a replica of an early 1800’s expedition boat by the same name used … Continue reading
No Folly after all !!!!!
Steve Post laughed as he looked at the old 1970’s map of Lake D’Arbonne while Tuffy Fields pointed out the area plainly marked as “Folly Beach”. Ironically, the shallow sandy area is one of the few places on the lake that is still called by the same name that it was known by years and … Continue reading
Losing track of time
My good friend the Right Reverend Retired Emil Turner, former Executive Director of the Sooiiieeeee Pig Conference of the Southern Baptist Association in the state to the north, is a regular Facebook Historian. He’s pretty good at it, despite his recent conversion to a form of fishing which involves a long, limp bamboo fishing rod … Continue reading
Disappointing
Who else in America could do as poor a job as our federal elected officials and still keep their job? Nobody. In most countries, they’d have to go hide in a cave if they shut down their own government. They have collectively failed our country. It’s very disappointing. Who’s to blame? All of them, in … Continue reading
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