| Official Name: | Arcola, Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tangipahoa |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 41 |
| Coordinates: | 30.7767°N -90.5103°W |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 553313[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 22-02760 |
Arcola is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.
Some local residents believe that during the New Orleans yellow fever epidemic in the year 1853 several Italian families settled in the area. It is speculated that these first settlers named the village after Arcole a small comune in the province of Verona, Italy.[2]
In the mid 1800s Arcola was also named Prospect Hill. In the year 1851 the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railway was constructed and passed through the community. Some have speculated that the railroad gave the name "Prospect Hill" to the area.[3] A local resident attempted to use this as a defense to avoid paying back a promissory note. In the year 1855 the case of Joseph Lallande vs William G. Hope was brought before the Louisiana Supreme Court due to the fact that the defendant lived in Arcola but his promissory note was sent to "Prospect Hill".[4]