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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM26QR_old-river_Saint-Francisville-LA.html
After logjams in the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers were removed, the Mississippi threatened to change course by sending increasing mounts of water to the Atchafalaya via Old River.The connection between the Mississippi, Red and Atchafalaya rivers began long ag…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM26SZ_old-river_Lettsworth-LA.html
The upper part of Turnbull's Bend filled in and separated from the Mississippi River, but the lower channel grew. It was named Old River and became the point at which the Red, Old and Atchafalaya Rivers meet.The connection between the Mississippi, Red and A…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM26TK_bayou-des-glaises_Moreauville-LA.html
Bayou Des Glaises' French name likely refers to the kind of loamy, clay soil that settlers found along its banks.Bayous are typically found in flat, low-lying areas and can be slow-moving streams, rivers, marshes or wetlands. They are sometimes anabranchs, …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM27FF_atchafalaya-floodway_Krotz-Springs-LA.html
The Atchafalaya Basin is made up of three floodways - The West Atchafalaya Floodway, The Morganza Floodway and the Lower Atchafalaya Basin Floodway - which together are designed to move floodwaters south to the Gulf of Mexico. Prior to the Mississippi River…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM27FP_vermilion-bay_Franklin-LA.html
Between Grand Isle and Cameron, Cypremort Point is the only locality near the Gulf of Mexico that can be reached by car.Cypremort is derived from the French words cyprés (cypress) and mort (dead). This point of land at Vermilion Bay may have been cre…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM27FX_east-cote-blanche-bay_Franklin-LA.html
While deltas east of here are adding land, East Cote Blanche has been retreating due to erosion, subsidence and land loss-issues that are affecting mot of coastal Louisiana.East Cote Blanche Bay is part of a remnant delta complex that was once the channel o…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM27NO_spring-bayou_Marksville-LA.html
Spring Bayou in located within the Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area, which spans more than 12,000 acres in the low-lying , poorly drained Red River backwater system.Spring Bayou is located within Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area, which spans more …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM288E_avery-island-salt-dome_New-Iberia-LA.html
Avery Island is a 2,200 acre salt dome located in coastal Iberia Parish. The dome's elevation supports habitats not found in the surrounding marshes, swamps and parishes.Avery Island stands out from the surrounding wetlands, rising at its highest point 163 …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM28DG_bayou-carlin-cove_Delcambre-LA.html
The Port of Delcambre is an important hub for seafood processing and shipping. It is situated within a rich system of coastal wetlands and web of waterways that connect to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico.Delcambre is a small seaport linked …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM28IT_lake-peigneur_New-Iberia-LA.html
A lone chimney rises above the surface of Lake Peigneur as a reminder of the unusual disaster that occurred here in 1980.More than 140 years ago, Lake Peigneur was described as the most beautiful lake in the South. The present-day lake and adjacent Jefferso…