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
gatrtour@...
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
firo@...
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
ccaillouet@...
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
jmail@...
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
jmail@...
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
jmail@...
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 ...
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Charles Horton
firo@...
Jun 21, 1999 3:34 pm
To All: I enjoy reading the posts regarding the Bayou Manchac, Amite River, Alligator Bayou, etc. areas. I spent a couple of summers living most of the time...
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Charles Horton
firo@...
Jun 21, 1999 3:57 pm
Sorry about the bad link. The story is at: http://www.hwy-21.com/pete.html Chas ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/manchac ...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 21, 1999 6:32 pm
Just got off the phone with Julie LeBlanc (504 865-1121 ext 5097), who is the Corps of Engineers project engineer over the Horizon Project. She say's she...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 21, 1999 6:37 pm
Anybody heard of an Ascension Parish citizens group formed in the early 80's called the sandbaggers? I'm wondering if they are still around. here was an...
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amitebsn@...
Jun 21, 1999 8:12 pm
Yes, 20 years ago there was a group called the sandbaggers. This was before the parish was wise enough to build a levee system and a pumping station to take...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 22, 1999 2:22 pm
I found 2 great resources in the LSU Library last night. 1. I've never read a convincing description of how Bayou Manchac formed. I now have a copy of "Bayou...
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Jim Ragland
gatrtour@...
Jun 22, 1999 10:18 pm
Jonathon: I'd love a copy of each of the resources you quoted. You can send it to Alligator Bayou, 9980 Manchac Road, St. Gabriel, LA 70776. I'll reimburse ...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 23, 1999 1:12 pm
Jim, I know you've got a few resources yourself. How about a trade? Do you have anything on the water control structure that separates alligator bayou from ...
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Jim Ragland
gatrtour@...
Jun 23, 1999 8:32 pm
Jonathon: I'm not sure of all of the details, but from what I understand the locks were installed around 1950 by Iberville Parish. At the time, there was some...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 23, 1999 8:56 pm
Hello All, Barnes and Noble online has the following for sale. I'd love to have it for myself (and may), but have already spent my allowance for the month....
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Juliette Navratilova
jmail@...
Jun 24, 1999 3:13 am
Jonathan, I am so impressed and grateful for your motivation and effort in finding out Bayou Manchac info. That is fantastic and THANK YOU for your hard work,...
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pstacks
ccaillouet@...
Jun 24, 1999 5:52 am
Good information. I would like to get a copy of "Bayou Manchac: A Physiographic Interpretation" or info on where you got it. You can drop either off at my ...
