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Bayou Pierre is a partially man-made bayou and ancient course of the Red River [1] in Louisiana, United States.It is a tributary of the Red River originating from an ancient bend of the Red River at Coate's Bluff (Wright Island) in Shreveport, LA [2] (now blocked off by a levee to prevent the Red River from flooding into Bayou Pierre) and merging west from the town of Clarence, Louisiana. [3]
The Red River is a major river in the Southern United States. [3] It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. [4] It also is known as the Red River of the South to distinguish it from the Red River of the North, which flows between Minnesota and North Dakota into the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The raft blocked the mouth of Twelve Mile Bayou, impeding settlement in the area west of Shreveport. There were many smaller logjams on the Red River. [2] The raft raised the banks of the river, creating bayous and several lakes. Called the Great Raft Lakes, these included Caddo and Cross Lakes, along the lower reaches of the Red River's ...
Red River. Red River. Black River. Little River. Castor Creek; Dugdemona River; Tensas River. Bayou Macon; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Louisiana (1974)
SHREVEPORT, La. —The 48th Red River Revel will be held at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport from Saturday, September 28, through Sunday, October 6, 2024.More Local News
Cross Bayou is a 38.0-mile-long (61.2 km) [2] river in Texas and Louisiana.It is a tributary of the Red River, part of the Mississippi River watershed.. It rises in southeastern Harrison County, Texas, 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Marshall, and flows east into Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
The Shreveport Sun is the area's primary African American newspaper. [159] Across the Red River, Shreveport's sister city of Bossier City is served by the daily Bossier Press-Tribune. The Barksdale Warrior is the weekly newspaper of record for the Barksdale Air Force Base.
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