Lake Providence, Louisiana
Lake Providence is a town of 3,349 people in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana.
Why visit Lake Providence
Townapedia lists 8 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Arlington Plantation and Byerley House.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91°F; January lows average 36°F.
Weather in Lake Providence
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About Lake Providence
Lake Providence is a town in, and the parish seat of, East Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, Lake Providence had a population of 3,587. The town's poverty rate is approximately 55 percent; the average median household income is $16,500, and the average age is 31.
From the Wikipedia article Lake Providence, Louisiana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks8
Arlington Plantation
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.9 mi
Plantation in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Byerley House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
House in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Fischer House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.8 mi
House in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Lake Providence Commercial Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.4 mi
Historic district in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Lake Providence Residential Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic district in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Nelson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic house in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Old Courthouse Square
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Courthouse in Lake Providence, Louisiana, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes2
El Agave Grill
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.1 mi
1828 Lake Street, Lake Providence
Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Churches and places of worship4
History
In the late 18th century goods such as animal pelts, indigo, and cotton were transported on the Mississippi River by people commonly known as longboat men, named for the type of craft that carried the goods. These were eventually replaced by steamboats. Thieves and pirates raided the longboats, killing the crew and selling the goods. Bunch's Bend is named for a pirate who would raid the boats at this place, where they had to maneuver the bend in the river. If the longboat men made it past Bunch's Bend without being robbed, they would say they, "made it to Providence."
The trading town of Providence developed at the bend. It later was renamed as Lake Providence when the town was moved to its current location surrounding a natural oxbow lake. The Lake Providence area first opened for European-American settlement in the late 1830s, after the federal government enforced Indian Removal to Indian Territory further west of the Mississippi River, and extinguished their land titles. Settlers drained the cypress swamps along the Mississippi River and used enslaved African Americans to clear the land for cultivation.
From the History section of Lake Providence, Louisiana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Griffin-Southside Lower & Upper Elementary School
School · 0.8 mi
1307 Charles D. Jones Boulevard, Lake Providence
Healthcare1
Map of Lake Providence
23 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 36°F | 5.6 in | 0.2 in |
| Feb | 58°F | 39°F | 5.5 in | 0.2 in |
| Mar | 66°F | 46°F | 5.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 74°F | 54°F | 6.6 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 82°F | 63°F | 5.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 88°F | 71°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 91°F | 73°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 91°F | 72°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 87°F | 66°F | 3.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 77°F | 55°F | 5.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 65°F | 44°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 56°F | 38°F | 5.7 in | 0.1 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Lake Providence (0 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
East Carroll Parish has had 29 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-02-18: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-10: Tropical Storm Francine (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-13: Tropical Storm Nicholas (Coastal Storm)
- 2021-08-29: Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-27: Tropical Storm Ida (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Rollang Field (RFK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 miles away.
- Eudora 22 mi north, about 36 min by car
- Delhi 30 mi southwest, about 49 min by car
- Vicksburg 37 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
- Lake Village 37 mi north, about 1 h by car
- Greenville 41 mi north, about 1 h by car
- Bastrop 43 mi west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yazoo City 45 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hamburg 46 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Crossett 50 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- North Crossett 51 mi northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Louisiana State Cotton Museum in Lake Providence, LA IMG 7379, Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nelson House in Lake Providence, Jonathan Fricker, Public domain
- East Carroll Parish, LA, Courthouse IMG 7409, Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0
- Byerley House 01, Gayle Brown, Public domain
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