Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min6:05 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:09 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 36°F61 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days88 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bienville 3 Ne station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksKepler Creek Lakelake · 1.1 miClear Lakelake · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Cypress State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 333 acresBlack Lake Bayoustate recreation area · 12.9 mi · 726 acresAda Interstate 20 Rest Areastate recreation area · 13.4 mi · 75 acresLake Bistineau State Parkstate park · 16.4 mi · 852 acresLake Claiborne State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 624 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 39.4 mi · 607,483 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.9 on 5 Mar 202628 mi away, 2026 Red River Parish, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 202628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBienville Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured76 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bossier County, LA, 38 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Arcadia Water Systemserves 4,146 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Feb 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation198 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBienville Medical Center17.0 miPost officeJamestown Post Office6.6 miTown hallCastor City Hall8.8 miFire stationBienville Parish Fire Protection District Wards 4 and 5 Station 36.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShreveport Regional Airport SHV43 miInterstateI-2014 miUS highwayUS 37111 miAmtrakMarshall, TX MHL75 miCoachJonesboro Super Save#2-ChevronGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71080 ZIP area.
