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Arcadia, LA

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Arcadia, LA 71001

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Arcadia is a town in and the parish seat of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,041 at the 2000 census.

Pilgrim's Pride, a poultry company, announced early in 2009 the closure of its feed mill in Arcadia as well as the ending of other operations in nearby Athens in Claiborne Parish, Choudrant in Lincoln Parish, and Farmerville in Union Parish. The impact cost North Louisiana a combined 1,300 jobs. Several weeks later, however, Pilgrim's Pride accepted an $80 million offer from Foster Farms of California to purchase the operations. In addition, to the 1,300 direct jobs, mostly in Farmerville, the purchase spares the small farms of some three hundred independent growers. Foster Farms put up $40 million and the State of Louisiana a matching $40 million. Foster Farms will further invest $10 million in capital improvements at the Farmerville plant, to be matched by the state, in an agreement announced by Governor Bobby Jindal.

In 1934, the corpses of the young fugitives Bonnie and Clyde were brought for embalming to the former Conger Funeral Home in Arcadia, the couple having been shot to death in a volley of bullets from six law-enforcement officers from both Bienville Parish and Dallas County, Texas. The bodies were then sent to Dallas for separate funerals and interments. The ambush occurred southwest of Arcadia on Louisiana State Highway 154 between Gibsland and Sailes. The focus of tourism regarding Bonnie and Clyde has been at Gibsland, where L.J. "Boots" Hinton, son of posse member Ted Hinton, operates the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum.

Nearby cities include Grambling, Lisbon, Ruston, Homer, Dubach.

Places in Arcadia

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

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Luigi's Restaurant

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Sharon's Cafe

27

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Chick-A-Dilly

5

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Subway

5

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Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

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Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum

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Lake Claiborne State Park

4
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Eddie G. Robinson Museum

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Ruston Artisans

1

Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

Living area

Dove House

1

Days Inn By Wyndham Arcadia

12

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GALLERY

Creekwood Gardens

5

Kelskove

4
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