[3] The town began with a small population in the 1880s with the first significant resident being George Hendricks from Arkansas who allegedly built a rice farm in the village, but later found himself unsuccessful and left.

The three men had yet to explore this land but established the Rapides Lumber Company in the village, constructing a sawmill.

As this happened, the first Catholic Church was constructed in Woodworth after Bishop Van de Ven blessed a chapel in the town.

On June 15, 1911, the 2 acre land was finally inherited by Bishop Van de Ven.

Alvah Joseph Moore moved to the town in the early 1900's, and was a prominent saw mill operator and musician who played in the Woodworth Band.

After the conflicts between the Catholics and Ku Klux Klan ended, the sawmill eventually began seeing less and less production in the region and eventually moved out in 1926, leaving the land barren until restoration during the Civilian Conservation Corps program.

Following the closure of the sawmill, and the relocation of several Catholic residents, the town seemed to stop growing until the war era.

Moore that there have been no Catholic services in Woodworth since about 1927, the year in which they left the community to reside in Alexandria, and that the reason why so many of these people have not continued active affiliation with the Church was because of resentment that their Church had been dismantled and moved away - a measure of protest over the action."

The Catholic Churches were then promised double attendance, which was reached but mainly as result of the heavy growth of Camp Claiborne inhabitants.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers also has jurisdiction there regarding unexploded ordnance[5][6][7] Woodworth is located at 31°9′23″N 92°29′41″W / 31.15639°N 92.49472°W / 31.15639; -92.49472 (31.156270, -92.494650).

This climatic region is typified by relatively small seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and mild winters.

There has been controversy on the town being considered as a speed trap and the fact that the mayor has a conflict of interest also filling the Judiciary position.

A suit was filed in one case ultimately resulting in the plaintiff being vindicated by a Louisiana appeals court.