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Bayou Nezpique
Nezpique River (locally pronounced , translated to ''"tattooed nose bayou"'') is a small river located in the Mermentau River basin of south Louisiana, USA. The river is long and is navigable by small shallow-draft boats for of lower course. The area was first settled by the Attakapa Indian tribe. The river was named by French colonists after the Attakapa village along the Bayou Nezpiqué. Later William Wikoff bought property here, some on the west bank of the river, from ''Le Tortue'', an Attakapa Indian, and his son Celestine. Le Tortue (tortoise in French) was chief of the village of Nezpiqué; the transaction was recorded in 1791. In 1932, linguist William A. Read explained that the word ''Nezpiqué'', or "tattooed nose", "simply emphasizes the fact that the Indians in its vicinity practiced the art of tattooing." The river depth in the Upper Bayou region in Evangeline Parish is about 7–10 feet average, while in the lower river course, it deepens to about 35–40 feet a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mermentau River
The Mermentau River (french: Rivière Mermentau) is a river in southern Louisiana in the United States. It enters the Gulf of Mexico between Calcasieu Lake and Vermilion Bay on the Chenier Coastal Plain. The Mermentau River supplies freshwater for the Mermentau Basin. The Chenier Basin is located between the Mermentau Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, and is unique in that it no longer contains any true estuarine Gulf habitat, although historically the basin served as a productive estuarine nursery ground. Freshwater inflow is from the Catfish Point control structure. Presently, several large freshwater lakes ( Grand Lake, White Lake) and confined wetlands dominate the region. These habitats are confined within the mainland and isolated from the influence of saltwater by a series of water control structures or locks. A significant percentage of the basin lands are publicly owned as Federal refuges and State wildlife management areas. Pirate Jean Laffite is rumored to have sailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th century Louisiana French, Dominican Creole, Spanish, French Canadian, Acadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attakapa
The Atakapa Sturtevant, 659 or Atacapa were an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, who spoke the Atakapa language and historically lived along the Gulf of Mexico in what is now Texas and Louisiana. They included several distinct bands. Choctaw people used the term ''Atakapa'', which was adopted by European settlers adopted the term. The Atakapa called themselves the Ishak , which translates as "the people." Within the Ishak there were two moieties which the Ishak identified as "The Sunrise People" and "The Sunset People". After 1762, when Louisiana was transferred to Spain following French defeat in the Seven Years' War, little was written about the Atakapa as a people. Due to a high rate of deaths from infectious epidemics of the late 18th century, they ceased to function as a people. Survivors generally joined the Caddo, Koasati, and other neighboring nations, although they kept some traditions. Some culturally distinct Atakapan descendants survived into the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangeline Parish
Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,984. The parish seat is Ville Platte. History The parish was created out of lands formerly belonging to St. Landry Parish in 1910. The majority of the area was originally settled by French Canadian colonists and former colonial marines (''coureurs de bois'') from such outposts as Fort Toulouse and Fort Kaskaskia and later included 19th-century French-speaking soldiers and immigrant families. The early generations were born in colonial French colonies, which included the enormous Louisiana territory ('Upper and Lower' Louisiana) known as "la Nouvelle France", and later were born under Spanish rule. Many people of Evangeline are primarily of French, English, and Spanish descent from Louisiana's colonial period. Examples of the French family names are Fontenot, Brignac, Ardoin, Bordelon, Vidrine, Courville, Gaspard, LaFleur, Chata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Creek Reservoir
Crooked may refer to: * Crooked Creek (other) * Crooked Island (other) * Crooked Lake (other) * Crooked River (other) * Crooked Harbour, Hong Kong * Crooked Forest, West Pomerania, Poland * Crooked Bridge, a railroad bridge in Saskatchewan, Canada * Crooked Media, an American left-wing political media company * The Crooked Castle, part of the Vilnius Castle Complex, Vilnius, Lithuania * ''Crooked'' (album), by Kristin Hersh * "Crocked", a 2006 film directed by Art Camacho * "Crooked", a 2008 song by Evil Nine * ''Crooked'', original title of ''Game'' (2011 film), a Hindi action thriller * " Crooked", a 2013 song by G-Dragon * ''Crooked'', a 2015 novel by Austin Grossman See also * Crooked I, stage name of American rapper Dominick Wickliffe * Crook (other) Crook is another name for criminal. Crook or Crooks may also refer to: Places * Crook, County Durham, England, a town * Crook, Cumbria, England, village and civil parish * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers In Louisiana
List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf of Mexico East of the Mississippi *Pearl River ** Bogue Chitto River *''The Rigolets'' **'' Lake St. Catherine'' ***''Lake Pontchartrain'' **** Lacombe Bayou ****Tchefuncte River *****Bogue Falaya ******Abita River ****Tangipahoa River ***** Sims Creek ****Pass Manchac *****''Lake Maurepas'' ******Tickfaw River *******Natalbany River ********Ponchatoula Creek *******Blood River ******Amite River *******Bayou Manchac *******Comite River ****** Blind River *******Petite Amite River ******** New River * Bayou Bienvenue Mississippi River *Mississippi River =Distributaries= *Bayou Lafourche *Atchafalaya River **Bayou Cocodrie **Bayou Teche ***Bayou Boeuf ** Bayou Long *** Belle River **** Big Goddel Bayou ***** Bay Natchez ****** Chopin Chute ******* Lower Grand River ********Upper Grand River ********Bayou Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Louisiana
List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf of Mexico East of the Mississippi *Pearl River ** Bogue Chitto River *''The Rigolets'' **'' Lake St. Catherine'' ***''Lake Pontchartrain'' **** Lacombe Bayou ****Tchefuncte River *****Bogue Falaya ******Abita River ****Tangipahoa River ***** Sims Creek ****Pass Manchac *****''Lake Maurepas'' ******Tickfaw River *******Natalbany River ********Ponchatoula Creek *******Blood River ******Amite River *******Bayou Manchac *******Comite River ****** Blind River *******Petite Amite River ******** New River * Bayou Bienvenue Mississippi River *Mississippi River =Distributaries= *Bayou Lafourche *Atchafalaya River **Bayou Cocodrie **Bayou Teche ***Bayou Boeuf ** Bayou Long *** Belle River **** Big Goddel Bayou ***** Bay Natchez ****** Chopin Chute ******* Lower Grand River ********Upper Grand River ********Bayou Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dams In Louisiana
The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the United States, impounding of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation. By state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado *Aurora Reservoir * Barker Dam – Barker Reservoir *Blue Mesa Dam – Blue Mesa Reservoir *Chatfield Reservoir *Cherry Creek Reservoir * Dillon Reservoir * Electra Lake *Elkhead Reservoir * Englewood Dam *Green Mountain Reservoir * Gross Dam – Gross Reservoir * Horsetooth Dam – Horsetooth Reservoir, built as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project *John Martin Reservoir *McNulty Reservoir Dam *McPhee Dam – McPhee Reservoir *Morrow Point Dam – Morrow Point Reservoir * Mount Elbert Forebay Dam * Navajo Reservoir *Olympus Dam in Estes Park, Colorado, built as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project * Quincy Reservoir, in Aurora *Ralston Dam *Ridgway Dam – Ridgway Reservoir, built as part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
