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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 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.
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted. Louisiana is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Louisiana is the 25th most populous state with 4,657,757 inhabitants and the 33rd largest by land area spanning 43,203.90 square miles (111,897.6 km 2) of land. [1]
Pages in category "Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. ... Bayou Bartholomew; Bayou Bienvenue;
This organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term parish, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term for Louisiana's primary civil divisions has been parishes. The 19 original parishes were joined by Catahoula Parish in 1808.
816 Jackson Street (Thibodaux, Louisiana) Acadia Plantation; Bank of Lafourche Building; Bank of Lockport; Bayou Blue, Louisiana; Bayou Country Club, Louisiana
Bayou Manchac is an 18-mile-long (29 km) [1] bayou in southeast Louisiana, USA. First called the Iberville River ("rivière d'Iberville") by its French discoverers, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the bayou was once a very important waterway linking the Mississippi River (west end) to the Amite River (east end).
Red River. Black River. Little River. Castor Creek; Dugdemona River; Tensas River. Bayou Macon; Ouachita River. Boeuf River. Bayou Bonne Idee; Bayou Lafourche (Boeuf River tributary)