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 ...
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pstacks
ccaillouet@...
Jun 24, 1999 5:52 am
Did anyone notice the article in today's paper (Wed, Jun 23), Section B - pg 1, titled "Developers seek OK for wetlands work". It was a short item; apparently...
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pstacks
ccaillouet@...
Jun 24, 1999 5:54 am
... Yeah, it would seem. Pretty amazing. And I thought the EBR library staff was bad... pam caillouet ... eGroups.com home:...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 25, 1999 12:00 am
I found out that the Horizon Project is the city's name for drainage control. Under the Horizon Project, as much fill must leave a property as what was...
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jonathan_scott@...
Jun 25, 1999 9:21 am
please excuse the interruption. this is just a test message ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/manchac http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 25, 1999 9:55 am
Cool! Go to http://www.barnesandnoble.com and on the left side of the page you'll see a place to do a title search. Type in "Bayou Manchac" and click the "GO"...
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Dr. James E. Mitchell
jmitche@...
Jun 25, 1999 10:19 am
Are they selling a bridge in this deal? Any construction and subsequent development will increase loading of sediment and nutrients into the watershed, unless...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 25, 1999 12:41 pm
I actually have a copy of their application! It is extremely vague. While I do realize that the upper Manchac is just a ditch and actually always was (Bayou...
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Juliette Navratilova
jmail@...
Jun 25, 1999 1:32 pm
I managed to overcome my internet ineptitude and get the book ordered, but have a message this morning that it's been sold. Did one of us get it or is it truly...
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Juliette Navratilova
jmail@...
Jun 25, 1999 1:42 pm
... Whoa! I think: The Horizon Plan was approved by voters about ten years ago. We are stuck with it unless a councilperson can be persuaded to offer up a ...
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Jonathan_Scott@...
Jun 25, 1999 1:55 pm
I did get some clarification. The development is taking place on old agricultural land. They are proposing to fill in old ag field drainage ditches and...
