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It is primarily a sport fishing community with few permanent residents. The Irish Bayou Castle, also known as Fisherman's Castle, was built in 1981 in preparation for the 1984 Louisiana world exposition. The castle is now owned and used by Charles and Jean Khul [2] as a hunting and fishing camp. [3] The origin of the community of Irish Bayou is ...
Bayou Segnette Field; Boat launch with access to the marshlands and waterways of the Bayou; 16 vacation cabins with air conditioning, heating, and fishing piers; Camping for RVs and tents – There are 98 sites with water and electricity. Comfort stations with showers and laundry; RV dump station; Group camp with kitchen and dormitories for up ...
Anglers from Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi gather at Chandlers Camp annually during the final weekend of January to compete. The tournament utilizes over 10,000 "yo-yo" style fishing hooks. An average tournament will yield approximately 1,000-1,500 crappie and catfish. 15 time Branch Classic champion (Tanner Branch) is personally responsible ...
Louisiana state parks have many accommodations, including overnight cabins, boating rentals, guided daily tours, and fishing piers. In 2002, Louisiana state parks had more than 2 million visitors. [2] With the addition of Palmetto Island State Park in 2010, Louisiana state parks comprise more than 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) of land.
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge is one of five refuges managed in the North Louisiana Refuge Complex and one of 545 refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1997 through a unique partnership with the city of Monroe, Louisiana. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a free 99-year lease to manage the city ...
Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]
Bayou Bartholomew contains over 115 fish species, one of the highest counts of any stream in North America. Visitors to the park may enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, picnicking and wildlife observation. There is a 8-mile (13 km) equestrian trail for horseback riders. During the hot summer months, guests may cool off in an on-site swimming pool.
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located north of West Monroe, Louisiana. It is in Ouachita and Union Parishes on either side of Bayou D'Arbonne near its confluence with the Ouachita River. It lies on the western edge of the Mississippi River alluvial valley.