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Bayou Lafourche (/ l ə ˈ f uː ʃ / lə-FOOSH [1]), originally called Chetimachas River [2] or La Fourche des Chetimaches [3] (the fork of the Chitimacha), is a 106-mile-long (171 km) [4] bayou in southeastern Louisiana, United States, that flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
1.1 Gulf of Mexico. 1.1.1 East of the Mississippi. 1.1.2 Mississippi River. ... Bayou Lafourche (Boeuf River tributary) Bayou Long; Bayou Macon; Bayou Mallet; Bayou ...
The census of 1784 indicated that Valenzuela had a population of 174 people, of whom 154 were Isleños. By 1785, more than 800 Acadians settled along Bayou Lafourche and by 1788 there were over 1,500 people living in the area. The Isleños of Valenzuela were strongly influenced by the Acadians who surrounded their community.
Terrebonne Parish is receiving all of its drinking water from Bayou Lafourche after salt water intrusion caused the Houma water plant to shut down, November 10.
Cleaning crews return with bags of absorbents as they hurry to remove 820 barrels of crude oil from Bayou Lafourche, July 28. The oil escaped a Crescent Midland facility, July 27, and the cause is ...
Bayou Lafourche and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway intersect in the center of Larose. Louisiana Highways 1 and 308 run through Larose on opposite sides of Bayou Lafourche, Highway 1 to the south and Highway 308 to the north. Both highways lead northwest along Bayou Lafourche 12 miles (19 km) to Lockport and southeast 16 miles (26 km) to Golden ...
Bayou Corne in Louisiana, October 2010. In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou (/ ˈ b aɪ. uː, ˈ b aɪ. oʊ /) [1] is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek.
The body of a man who vanished after a car crash was found in a Louisiana bayou, state troopers said. Gilbert Bunch Jr., 64, was found dead in Bayou Lafourche on Friday, March 8, more than a week ...