Two Sunday's ago we canoed from our house to the Amite in about 1.5 hours but we stopped a lot. Yesterday (Sunday) we put in at Alligator Bayou and canoed to...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Feb 2, 1999 4:08 am
One can call the EPA. I don't know if the Ascension parish police jury of the EBR DPW would be any help... ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/manchac...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Feb 2, 1999 4:11 am
PS Way to go on the exploring reporting! PPS The river is UP and FUN! It takes about1.5-2 hours to go from I-12 to my house (versus 4-5 when it's down) ... ...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Feb 2, 1999 2:03 pm
Are you using a canoe or motorboat on the Amite? I've wanted to canoe the Amite but am a little concerned with all of the drownings! Jonathan ... From:...
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Charles Horton
firo@...
Feb 2, 1999 3:09 pm
As well you should be Jonathan. My brother and I (the same one who was with me in the Pete's Gar adventure if you have seen it), used to ride the Amite from...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Feb 3, 1999 2:34 am
All what drownings? Yeah, I gues people drown out there once in a while but it seems like it usually involves alcohol.... I suppose it coud be dangerous in a...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Feb 3, 1999 2:42 am
WOW! I've flipped canoes in floodwaters before but the rivers were much smaller than the Amite. The Amite when it's flooding is formidable and though I think...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Feb 3, 1999 12:58 pm
It does sound like fun on the Amite. Anybody know what it's like on the Comite when the water is high? We usually don't know for sure when we're going until...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Feb 10, 1999 3:14 am
Message-ID: <36C0A899.1B8E@...> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 21:28:56 +0000 From: Juliette Navratilova <jmail@...> Organization: Point Manchac...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Feb 10, 1999 3:40 pm
I just realized we hadn't posted anything to the whole group about our trip last Sunday. We put in to Bayou Fountain at Highland Road Park around 9am. The...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Feb 18, 1999 6:58 pm
Pam Hammons works the DEQ Litter Hotline. She's asked that we drop her a note the next time we plan a canoe trip in Bayou Manchac and have an extra seat. Her...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Feb 22, 1999 3:58 pm
The Bayou Haystackers paddling group is hosting a trip on the Amite from Port Vincent to Coyell Bay on Sunday March 14th that I'll be going on. There is a $5...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Mar 25, 1999 6:49 pm
Anybody know if cat-tails, irises, bullrush, or any other marginal plants will grow on the banks of Bayou Manchac? Other than a few vines and trees, I don't...
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Jim Ragland
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Mar 25, 1999 10:46 pm
Jonathon, Probably no plants on the bank because Manchac rises and falls on such a variance. The high water will kill just about anything because it stays up...
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hooshooto2@...
Mar 26, 1999 2:22 am
Hello, I am Jonathan's mom and, of course, Dana's mother-in-law. Like Juliette, I also live on the Amite River at the end of Hoo Shoo Too Road. Although I...
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Chas
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Mar 26, 1999 3:18 am
Johnathan, When I used to live on the bayou, (near the mouth), there were lots of places where cattails and bull rushes grew. I am surprised that they are ...
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Chas
firo@...
Mar 26, 1999 3:19 am
Well, Jimbo, I guess things have changed since I lived there. I hate to tell you how long ago it was because I really don't like to admit that I am such an old...
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pstacks
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Mar 29, 1999 9:45 pm
I have tried several times to get cattails, and a few other water plants started near/in the bayou, with no success. Have tried transplants as well as seeds...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Mar 29, 1999 10:30 pm
I wonder if the herbicides they use for hyacinth control are responsible. Anyone got a few free hours to do some research on the herbicides they dump into the...
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hooshooto2@...
Apr 3, 1999 5:50 am
On my way to Alexandria, I couldn't help but notice a couple of large stands of white spider lillies. In both places (almost into Livonia and almost into...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Apr 3, 1999 12:35 pm
... Louisiana Iris - the real thing. I noticed some myself when driving to Bunkie last week. (If ya'll collect, please remember the botanists rule: take one...
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HooShooTo2@...
Apr 3, 1999 9:37 pm
Juliette, Thanks for the Iris identification. I have a yard full of blues (all shades) and browns here in Alexandria. I travel that road alone, so I don't ...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 18, 1999 1:34 pm
Hello Folks, The city has cleared Bayou Fountain with bulldozers from Gardere to Seigen. I myself wasn't too upset because it was just trash trees and I...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 18, 1999 4:47 pm
I called the Corps of Engineers (COE) to see what had to be done before I could build a structure on the bank. They are mailing me a package and said the...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 18, 1999 5:48 pm
Take a look at this site http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/voyager/magazine/98/9807/ ...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 18, 1999 7:11 pm
I just got a call from Fred Rayford (389-3158) head of the Department of Public Works. He said that he is well aware that Bayou Fountain is blocked downstream...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Jun 19, 1999 1:08 pm
... If I remember correctly, the Horizon plan calls for most of the bayous in the parish to be turned into clay or concrete lined canals. I, and others I...
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Juliette Navratilova
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Jun 19, 1999 1:12 pm
... Yes. Call me when you get your package. Everyone knows that there are no marginal ... ????????????? but a few months ago I ... No, unless you are trying to...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 21, 1999 3:17 pm
Juliette, Funny you should mention the Horizon Project. An article in Tuesday's Ascension Citizen mentions the Horizon Project (the first I'd heard of it). The...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 21, 1999 3:25 pm
A friend and I put in at Lowes on Siegen and canoed Ward's creek upstream to Dawson's Creek and then back down to my house on Bayou Manchac. With the ...
